CHEM 457/557: Organic Synthesis

Research is a process and you'll want to keep a log of what you are doing so you don't reduplicate your work or miss steps or useful information. The research log below can help you with this.

EXERCISE:

Using the research log, state your topic as a phrase or question, break it up into the main concepts you need to search, and think of keywords. Also think about what kind of information you need (background, peer-reviewed primary research articles, conference proceedings, foundation or think tank reports, etc).

• What questions do you need to research for your project? 
• What keywords and kinds of information might be useful? 
• What disciplines or people might be interested in these questions? 
• What resources have you searched already and what have you found?
• Looking at the Databases or Research Guides sections of the library website, which other resources look like they might be promising resources? 
• What’s your next step in your research plan?