Real research questions, real sources, most accessible to you through the library "One Search" (or on the internet, if you see a web address). Search for them by title to look more closely at each type of source. See if you can tell why each might be considered a primary, secondary, or tertiary source for that question. Remember, it's all about context!
Challenge: there is only one source listed that is not available in at CMU in its (hint, hint) original format. What are some ways that you could track this down? Do you know about the library's Interlibrary Loan service?
Earth-like planets: fact or fiction?
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NASA, ESA, & Kalas, P. (2008, November 13). HST ACS/HRC wide view of Fomalhaut b planet in 2004 and 2006. Retrieved from http://spacetelescope.org/images/heic0821d/ (an original digital image from the Hubble telescope) |
Mayor, M., Lovis, C., & Santos, N. C. (2014). Doppler spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets. Nature [London], 513(7518), 328-335. doi:10.1038/nature13780 (a scholarly article from a journal accessed through the Science Direct database) |
Weissman, P. R., McFadden, L. A., & Johnson, T. V. (1999). Encyclopedia of the solar system. San Diego : Academic Press, c1999. (a reference book with background articles and information, available in print and as an ebook) |
Feminism Versus Patriotism: a comparison of the effects of contemporary political climates on the origin stories of Wonder Woman
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Marston, William Moulton, writer, and Harry G. Peter, artist. The Origin of Wonder Woman. New York: DC Comics June, 1942. Print. Vol. 1, Issue #1 of Wonder Woman. (an original single issue comic) |
(Darowski, Joseph J., ed. The Ages of Wonder Woman: Essays on the Amazon Princess in Changing Times. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 2 June 2016. (an ebook collection of critical essays, available as an ebook through the ProQuest database) |
Horn, Maurice. The World Encyclopedia of Comics. New York: Chelsea House, 1976. Print. (a print reference resource of vintage comics) |
Does campaign-related social networking increase the offline political participation of college students?
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Vissers, S., & Stolle, D. (2014). Spill-Over Effects between Facebook and On/Offline Political Participation? Evidence from a Two-Wave Panel Study. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 11(3), 259-275. doi:10.1080/19331681.2014.888383 (an original study on the topic) |
Levine, A., Dean, D. R., & Levine, A. (2012). Generation on a tightrope. [electronic resource] : a portrait of today's college student. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012. (an ebook that includes a chapter on contemporary college students' political activity and habits) |
Froiland, J. M. (2015). Political Apathy and Youth. Research Starters: Sociology (Online Edition). (a more general reference article from a database that includes suggestions for further research) |