Research Areas

There are several areas of research students can look at. It is helpful to explain these areas and help them understand the differences.

Periodicals

Periodicals are anything that is periodically created. Examples include:

Newspapers

Magazines

Blogs

Online News Outlets

Professionals and Personal Interviews

These interviews can be professional sources who spend time researching or solving similar problems, or simply people who are involved with the issue somehow. Here are some examples for the Animal Adventures theme this year:

Animal Shelter Employees

Wildlife Management Professionals

Teachers at school

Government Biologists

Animal Therapists

Academic and Government Sources

There are a wide range of Academic and Government sources, but these are often written at a very high technical level.

Government data websites

Government-produced technical materials. For example, the ERDC Library will have a wide range of subject areas.

Academic Thesis and Dissertations. These are usually found via school library websites or googling.

Academic Journals. Researchers will publish articles on their work in journals.

Books and Textbooks

This category includes sources that cover topical areas that are produced once. Examples:

Books from a library, either school or city library

Textbooks that cover some particular topic