triangulation of information

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triangulation ofinformation

• including other kinds of sources in a fieldwork
  project

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what are archives?

• a shoebox of mementos
• a storage trunk of letters
• grandmothers attic
• a collection of maps or photos
• a museum
• the internet
• a library
• any collection of important stuff

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why include archival research in your fieldwork?
In fieldworking, archival work, including
traditional library research, strengthens
fieldwork through triangulationit helps you
validate, check, confirm, or disconfirm your
other information. It makes your fieldstudy more
persuasive.
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how to include archival research?

• one way to include archival research is by
  tapping your library

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Remember that not all information is the same
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an information continuum
With an inductive study like the ethnography, it
may be more acceptable than usual to use sources
that present a singular perspective. The idea is
to collect many perspectives in order to look for
patterns that will allow us to draw broader
conclusions.
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searching for sources

• searching for the silver bullet sourcethe silver
  bullet is that source which is exactly on your
  subject it usually just doesnt exist (but you
  can still look)
• pulling apart your subjectyou will have better
  luck looking for overlappingaspects of your
  subject across multiple sources
• looking for related subjectsyou might also gain
  insight on your subject by finding sources on
  related subjects

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remember to take notes
You can and should use the same kind of critical
note taking and questioning with
secondary/archival sources as you would with
primary field sources. The Research Notes
guide I gave you works with all types of
information.