Advanced Library Research Methods

Instructors: Erin Shafer & Michael Hemenway

Office Hours:

Erin will be offering four appointment slots on Tuesdays from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.  To schedule an appointment, please go here. If these times don't work for you, please email Erin to request a different time at erin.shafer@iliff.edu .

Course Description:

This course is designed to prepare DMin students for research processes appropriate for doctoral-level research projects.  It will introduce DMin students to the information resources available to them through Iliff’s Taylor Library and the University of Denver’s Anderson Academic Commons, as well as various tools to assist in their research. It will also provide a space for DMin students to work on the required literature review for the program.

Course Design (Use Modules ):

Once the course is fully built, please use the modules page as your guide through the coursework and lecture content. The course schedule below is set up to show just your main tasks throughout the course.

1. Formulate a manageable research question;
2. Use the library catalog and other databases to find information resources;
3. Identify and evaluate information resources in terms of reliability and relevance;
4. Use bibliographic software to organize information resources;
5. Take useful research notes;
6. Use note-taking software to organize research notes
7. Complete a literature review

Required Texts:

Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & Fitzgerald, W. T. (2016). The Craft of Research . (Fourth Edition.). University of Chicago Press. ( Available electronically via the library catalog.) ISBN: 9780226239569.