{"id":3931,"date":"2026-01-19T15:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp\/jhoffice\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:55:15","slug":"finding-and-archiving-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp\/jhoffice\/finding-and-archiving-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding and Archiving Resources (1\/21 and 1\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After you have decided a topic of interest, your next steps are to find and archive resources on that topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Pre-class Tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Set-up Zotero<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Install Zotero on your computer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Please install Zotero on your computer or Mac as well as the Zotero Connector for your browser (Please note that is you have a MAC, the Zotero Connector is automatically installed on SAFARI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Zotero on a PC<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Install Zotero and Browser Connector 2026 ( Complete Setup Guide )\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2Dmeq_zQQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Zotero on a MAC<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Installing Zotero for Mac and PC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MhHo0rphvf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Register as a user for Zotero on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\">Zotero.org<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This video shows how to register<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"01 Zotero Account Registration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Re9htW1w7RA?start=21&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect your Zotero application with your Zotero Account<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your Zotero App and see how to connect your account with Zotero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Syncing Your Zotero Account\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOQLvzsRp54?start=61&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Write your topic of interest below<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Your topic of interest is something you might potentially write your graduate thesis about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-radius:2px;box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;position:relative;width:100%;background:#F4F4F4\"><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/embed\/sbtk8xsxojak1brp\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"camera;microphone;geolocation;display-capture;clipboard-write\" style=\"width:100%;height:608px;display:block;padding:0;margin:0\"><\/iframe><\/p><div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:end;margin:0;padding:8px 8px 8px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com?ref=embed\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;flex-grow:0;margin:0;border:none;padding:0;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><span aria-hidden style=\"color:#9E9E9E;font-size:10px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,sans-serif;line-height:1\">Made with<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/padlet.net\/emails\/padlet_email_logo_2026_text-dark-200.png\" height=\"12\" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;background:0 0;border:none;box-shadow:none;display:block\" alt=\"Made with Padlet\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Prepare to Discuss the Main Ideas of \u300c\u5148\u884c\u7814\u7a76\u306e\u63a2\u3057\u65b9\u300din \u82f1\u8a9e\u6559\u80b2\u306e\u7814\u7a76<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In-class on 1\/21 &amp; 2\/4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Please be ready to answer the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Summarize the three reasons given for reading previous research on your topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What kind of knowledge do you need before searching for previous research?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Describe the four ways given to search for research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What are three ways that we can obtain actual papers or books? (p.48)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What are the points for reading previous research?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What are ways given for archiving (\u6574\u7406) research?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After archiving the research, how do we connect it to our own research topics? (Section 3.3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">How do we carry out our own research based on previous research? (Section 3.4)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Answers are <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eqKw4gMFM5nLu97Fw0hiVy0ai62v-U5ppkjBB8HwTEI\/edit?usp=sharing\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">In-class Tasks (2\/4)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Fb5nsB4tQCc8IDVs6oaoSP-nZbDQdPjzQVZK1qy9EEA\/edit?usp=sharing\">Summarizing previous Sotsuron<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding resources and summarizing them<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>James&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp\/jhoffice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home pag<\/a>e has links to sites to find references. Find three sources related to your topic and save them in Zotero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/19EzATDqTflyjmgQBGJbocCi3kVLlfKRH?usp=drive_link\">Summarize your resources<\/a> and present them to others. Using APA 7, write the correct reference using a reference generator. The below site contains a detailed description of APA and how to write resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/?scr_source=knowledgebase&amp;scr_medium=sidebar&amp;scr_campaign=old\"><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/index.html\">APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition) &#8211; Purdue OWL\u00ae &#8211; Purdue University<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important (Please understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1o_d3D9EXwxmsGUA_3BXZNQGAmPXC1loS_4EmU0a0JCs\/edit?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rubric<\/a> for your Sotsuron when you are in the process of doing it)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTgMUNqJsaRxtjgsadXUxBwsIJKGfxodt8itGNLGEJVIilWr6Obv8UP3NzMlzhNYri66me5oZrA-T8r\/pubhtml?widget=true&amp;headers=false\" height=\"700px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For 4\/16 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Choose your topic and summarize five sources about it. Write the summaries and reference information on your <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/19EzATDqTflyjmgQBGJbocCi3kVLlfKRH?usp=drive_link\">summary file <\/a>in Google Drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After you have decided a topic of interest, your next steps are to find and archive resources on that topic. 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