Homelessness Research Template

Homelessness Research Template

Evaluating Source Material: Factors to Consider • Relevance to research question • Relationship to other sources: agree, disagree, expand • Author/Authority: reputable? knowledgeable? Objective & disinterested? • Affiliation/Sponsor: legitimate organization or publisher? • Accuracy: well written, logical, consistent in itself and with other sources? • Age: up to date? • Bias v. Objectivity: conveying knowledge or selling a product/prejudice?

Research Log

 

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Source #1

 

Complete citation for item found (consult a print or online MLA or APA citation guide for form and content requirements or use an online automatic citation program):

 

 

 

Summary (Include with your overall summary the source type—experiment, survey, eyewitness account, news report, literature review, etc.—as well as its main points, especially the points distinguishing it from other sources):

 

 

 

Evaluation (How thorough, accurate, and reliable does this source seem? See the factors to consider above):

 

 

 

Relationship to other sources: (How does this source fit with and relate to other sources? With whom does this writer agree or disagree, and on what particular issues?) 

 

 

 

Paraphrased ideas or direct quotations to use in paper (be sure to distinguish between paraphrases or summaries and direct quotations and to note, if available, page numbers of all material recorded here):

 

 

 

 

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Source #2

 

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Source #3

 

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Source #4

 

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Source #5

 

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Source #6

 

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Source #6

 

Complete citation for item found:

 

 

 

 

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Paraphrased ideas or direct quotations to use in paper: