FYS 120Q: Imagining Democracies Globally

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Library Research Guide for FYS 120: Imagining Democracies Globally! It includes information and resources designed to aid you in locating research and managing sources for your assignments this semester.

For research questions:

Email me at schaez1@stolaf.edu or schedule a research consultation if you have any questions!

For writing help:

Make an appointment with the Writing Desk for assistance with organizing ideas and improving your writing style.

TAP Network + V-Dem Links

TAP Network Members
Access the list of TAP Network Members here
V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy)
"Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy. We provide a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects the complexity of the concept of democracy as a system of rule that goes beyond the simple presence of elections."

Keep Track of Your Searches

Keyword/Database Tracker
This sample Google Spreadsheet illustrates one method of keeping track of your keyword searches. See the "Example Sheet" (linked at the bottom of the page) for an example of how you might write your notes. To make a copy of this file and use it for your own notetaking, click File > Make a Copy, then save your copy to your Google Drive.

Slideshow

In-class Slideshow

Slide 1: FYS 120: Imagining Democracies Library Session

Slide 2:

Ann Schaenzer
Research & Instruction Librarian for Social Sciences and Data Literacy
schaez1@stolaf.edu
[Image: photo of Ann Schaenzer.]

Slide 3:

[Image: photo of Ann in a shark costume with other colleagues from Library & IT at the Safety Carnival in Fall 2024.]

Slide 4: Our goals for today are…

Learn about different source types relevant to your project
- Background Info sources (Encyclopedias, Europa World Plus)
- TAP Network Member websites
- News Sources (open web, Access World News, BBC Monitoring Library)
- Books (Catalyst)
Review strategies for evaluating sources
Strategize how to find relevant sources for your project on the open web and through St. Olaf Library resources
Time to research a TAP Network Member of your choice

Slide 5: Time to practice!

Use this time to practice researching the TAP Network Member you’ll be investigating for your project by using some of the resources/approaches we talked about today:

See if your TAP Network member has a website and/or active social media accounts.
- Consider bookmarking these sites to come back to later.
Use Access World News or BBC Monitoring Library to find news articles about your TAP Network Member
- Generate a citation and save a permalink
See if there are any sources in Catalyst regarding the TAP Network Member
Evaluate what kinds of sources you’re getting and how you’re getting them.

And ask Ann & Sara questions!