Find at least one item of interest in Kennedy library; order at least five items which sound interesting and which are NOT available at Cal Poly using CSUlink (the fastest way to get a book if one of the participating libraries owns it) or Interlibrary Loan (for books not available through CSUlink and for journal articles).   Bring print-out of Interlibrary Loan and/or CSUlink orders AND the item found in Kennedy library with you to class.

Begin work on Bibliography of resources on your topic available at Cal Poly (due Tuesday of week 5). This bibliography will be as complete as possible, including journal articles, essays in collections, full-length works by one author, and relevant entries in reference works such as the Dictionary of the Middle Ages.  NOTE: check Polycat to see if Kennedy has relevant bibliographies on your topic, and consult them as well.

Find at least one article of which the abstract sounds interesting (or a book of which the book review sounds interesting) and which is available at Cal Poly and bring it to class.  Order at least five items which sound interesting and which are NOT available at Cal Poly using CSUlink (for books only) or Interlibrary Loan (for journal articles).  Make printouts of your CSUlink or EIL orders and bring them to class.

Continue work on Bibliography of resources on your topic available at Cal Poly (due Tuesday  of week 5).  To compile this bibliography, you will use the research tools introduced to date (and any other you are familiar with) to generate a list of relevant sources and Polycat to determine whether they are available at Kennedy Library. (Note: Polycat is NOT a research database; it is merely a catalogue of Kennedy Library's collections. You MAY find some relevant sources through Polycat by doing a subject search on your author name or title, but for the most part you will use it to determine whether sources you are already aware of are available at Cal Poly.)

Work on prospectus of Senior Project, due Tuesday of week 6.  Prospectus must include a working title which clearly identifies work(s) focussed on and topic of paper; a fully articulated thesis (not just a statement of general topic); a tentative outline of paper; and a working bibliography of at least eight sources, including at least two ordered through CSUlink or Interlibrary Loan.

Use Melvyl to search the University of California Library for resources you have not yet found on your topic. Place orders through E.I.L. Types up a report of what you have found and bring it along with a print-out of your interlibrary loan orders to the next class.

Use the Online Encyclopedias on Dr. Schwartz's Homepage to search for useful encyclopedia entries on your topic.

Work on full bibliography for research paper (due Tuesday of week 9). Be sure to include ALL required forms of resources (journal articles, essays in collections, full-length works by one author, Web site or e-journal article) and to include resources from ALL required sources for resources (Calpoly library collections; Interlibrary Loan or CSUlink; online Web resources).

Begin drafting senior project paper.

Continue work on full bibliograpy of senior project and on draft of full project.  Optional:  turn in a thesis paragraph for critique and comments by Dr. Schwartz.