Presearch

 Presearch helped to refine my topic and broaden it because my specific topic was to narrow so therefore I had to broaden it and I also narrowed the countries I have chosen to do research on, which are Paris, Japan, Africa, and of course the United States. I still need to broaden my topic because it does not answer some of the 'who, what, when, why, or how'. I am not exactly sure what my exact topic is any ore but I will definitely have the same research. One of the books that I have chosen to check is called Paris Fashion. Call # GT887.S74 1988

Process of Research

      The research process has different because during class I do research on the Galileo site and the other academic research engines. During class I try take advantage of the exclusive search engines because I'm not able retrieve them on my own and because they have lots of valuable information. One thing that I am confused about is Special Collection section, it is hard to use because are not many different collections to use in my research. Also, being able differentiate between a credible and non-credible source. But other than that everything is pretty clear. I wish we would talk more about how to use the research what you have found,like dissecting the information.

Special Collections

    I might be able to use special collections in my research because may be different cultures have a conflict with different things to where such as third world countries where women have to cover their faces. Within the  Special Collection I will search for collections that have things that deal with the history of fashion,  cultures that have rules of what to wear, where different styles are derived from, etc. I know for sure I will use Special Collections for papers that I will have to write in my US History class and my English class. I feel as though I will definitely be using Special Collections for any history paper that I have to write in the future. I think that the Special Collections part of the research process is important because you could have actual information no one ever knew about the topic. There could be really detailed info that will make your project interesting. It would only be an advantage!