I was mostly lost in the beginning of the research / Glaser activity. I understood the big picture, but the application of it was boggling my mind. However the one AHA moment I had was when I learned how Google Scholar can be used to trace who cites who. After searching a name, under the article is a link “Cited By X” with the number of articles that have cited this article. Clicking the link takes you to the articles (in Google Scholar) that cite the first article. This was a revelation to me; fitting this into the whole idea of following research trails.

I knew how to do “backwards links” in google already; now I understand how this idea follows through in the academic world.

The other idea I wanted to right down was Duane Covrig’s idea of roots and fruits. Following the roots and fruits of research. What are the roots for this author’s research? Where did they get their ideas? And what are the fruits of their research. Who else has used their research? Who has built on it? This is helpful for understanding the literature review.