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BEAMing Sustainability
Nicole BranchSanta Clara University Library
Please sit with your debate teams!
Lesson adapted from Woodward & Ganski, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Engaging Ideas by John C. Bean, and Joseph Bizup, Boston University. Image courtesy of Flickr user Rum Bucolic Ape..
Objectives
• Plan & execute a search strategy
• Evaluate sources for relevance & purpose
• Discuss potential value of sources
• Select sources for purposes of your assignment
Ways of Categorizing Sources
• Scholarly -------------------------- Popular
• Primary --------------------------- Secondary
• Good -------------------------------- Bad
Bizup’s “BEAM”
• Background
• Exhibit/Evidence
• Argument
• Method
Background
“Any source, assumed to be noncontroversial, used to provide context… facts and information”
Examples: • Encyclopedia articles• Historical background/facts• News anecdotes
Exhibit/Evidence
Sources you analyze or use as evidence.
Examples: • Data you collect (interviews, surveys, field
observations)• Data you analyze (statistics, raw data)• Cultural documents you use for analysis
Argument
“The conversation of critical views and relevant scholarship” related to the topic.
Examples: • Scholarly or popular articles about your topic• Scholarly articles that trace the “conversation”
as well as the gaps in the conversation
Method
“References to the theories or methods the writer is employing”
Examples: • Articles about particular research
methodologies• Articles about particular theorists or theories
What can you do with these sources for your writing?
• Provide context• Used in the introduction to orient your reader to your topic and
your paperBackground• Used for the basis of your original analysis• The basis of your “voice” in the conversation• Used as debate evidenceExhibit• Understand how your topic has been treated by others• Identify gaps in current understanding of your topic• Place your own analysis in the context of the larger conversationArgument• Provides information to conduct your own analysis or fieldwork• Provides validity for your methodsMethod
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Where will you find these sources?• Look for encyclopedia entries , statistics, and cultural artifacts in:
• Reference sources (CREDO, CQ Researcher)• Newspaper & Magazine Databases (New York Times; Newspaper
Source)Background
•Look for exhibit sources in:•Your own fieldwork•Statistics Sources (Statista, American Community Survey)•Newspapers & Magazine
Exhibit• Look for scholarly articles related to your topic in:
• OSCAR (Library Catalog)• OmniFile• Subject specific databases
Argument• Look for scholarly articles about methods and theories in:
• OmniFile• Subject specific databasesMethod
BEAM Treasure Hunt
• Break into debate teams• Create a Google doc to record your work• Working together throughout, find and
document each item requested• Please number each item• Return to the classroom on time!
BEAM Your Experiment Topic
• Use the mind map to brainstorm topics and sources for each BEAM element
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Find Sources
• Go to the research guide for this class• Using the suggested databases, find sources
for either your debate topic or your experiment topic
• Try to find at least one source for each BEAM element