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Video_ Choosing your topic The University of Houston Libraries This video shows you how to get from a fuzzy idea to a tangible topic.
Arriving at Your Research Topic
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Mind Mapping Online apps are available, but simple paper and pen will do for getting your brain organized around your topic. Jot down what aspects of the topic you are most interested in. Begin thinking about relationships between your concepts. |
- COVID-19 Mind Map Video(currently not captioned)
Research is Messy
Browse Resource Guides
Covid-19 Research on Black American Experiences
Fields: Arts, Social Sciences, Health Data
COVID-19 Research on Indigenous Peoples' Experiences
Fields: Arts, Social Sciences, Health Data
Covid -19 Resources for Asian & Asian Americans
Fields: Social Sciences, Health Data
Covid-19 & Countway Medical Library Resources Fields: Arts, Social Sciences, Health Data
Take Notes!
As you brainstorm about your topic and explore various information resources, take copious notes:
- What words are used to describe a concept, an idea, a person?
- health care worker, nurse, caretaker...
- disease, pandemic, COVID-19, corona virus...
- health crisis, global pandemic...
- What perspective and voices are left out?
- How are statistics represented?
- Who is considered an authority on a given perspective?
- How is information presented?
- personal stories
- statistics
- scientific research
Contact Us
Beate Gersch, Head of Liaison and Orientation Services, beate_gersch@harvard.edu Sarah DeMott, Research Librarian, sarah_demott@harvard.edu