For this activity, I needed to look up two articles on Google Scholar about a topic – I choose genrefication – and then compared their content.

I have included my thoughts about what was included from the criteria for evaluating research table in the modules.

Pulsipher, L. (2024) Genrefication in Secondary School Libraries. The Information Warrior Journal Vol. 1 (1), 12. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=tiwj 

  1. Title is clearly stated 
  2. The abstract includes the structure of the paper
  3. The problem statement – “The Problem with Traditional Organization of Fiction”
  4. Topic area – it is one that is discussed frequently and is of personal interest
  5. Research questions – more of an explanation about history and current trend
  6. Assumptions – does give challenges
  7. Limitations – only discusses high school libraries 
  8. Important terms – included 
  9. Literature review – there are references to other sources, but no data collection 
  10. Research design – is appropriate for the topic
  11. Seems appropriate – it is a current topic
  12. Data gathering – does not appear to be any data
  1. Conclusion – short and concise

 

Axt, K. (2023). Genrefication: Making Children’s Collections Accessible. Open Educational Resource. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=k12_languagearts_resources 

  1. Title is clearly stated 
  2. The abstract – no abstract but long introduction
  3. The problem statement – “So what, exactly, is genrefication and, more importantly, why is it such a big deal for younger readers?” 
  4. Topic area – it is one that is discussed frequently and is of personal interest
  5. Research questions – more of an explanation about current trend
  6. Assumptions – lots about the libraries role and jobs
  7. Limitations – explains benefits and disadvantages
  8. Important terms – included 
  9. Literature review – there are references to other sources, but no data collection 
  10. Research design – is appropriate for the topic
  11. Seems appropriate – it is a current topic
  12. Data gathering – does not appear to be any data

     16.  Conclusion – no conclusion

 

  • Which paper was more coherent, consistent and comprehensive in describing the research procedure and finding?

Neither, both were approximately the same, and there were no findings, it was more of an article of the benefits and challenges of genrefication. It was left up to the reader to decide what they should do. 

  • Which paper had a more constructive conclusion?

Pulsipher was the only one that had a conclusion. Axt finished the article with Building a community of readers.  

  • In general, which paper provided you with a new insight about the topic?

Again, Pulsipher covered the history of genrefication, which I had not read about before.