Support for Surviving SOAN Comps

Kristin Partlo, Library and Paula Lackie, Academic Technologist

Photo by Lutz-R. Frank, retrieved from Flickr, 10/13/09

3 Paths to Comps Happiness

Use the library’s specialized resources

Use tools to help organize the process

Talk to the people whose jobs are to help you

Specialized Resources

• Bibliographies, specialized indexes• Citation searching in the Social Sciences

Citation Index (SSCI or Web of Knowledge)• Data collections

Organization Tools (more than the Lagniappe)

People Whose Job it is to Help

• Your Liaison Librarian• Reference Librarians• Paula!

Just a Few Ways I Can Help

Brainstorming Sources of

InformationFinding Data Sample

Questionnaires

Visiting Other Libraries

Finding Other Research that

uses Specific Data

Visualizing Your Research Idea

Organizing Your Literature Review Citation and Style

Remember…

Use the library’s specialized resources

Use tools to help organize the process

Talk to the people whose jobs are to help you

Good Luck!!

Paper A

Foundational Research Your

Comps

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