Specific To-Do List for Today's Literature Research

Searches to run / places to look:

• Cornell library website
• Databases:
• Web of Science
• JStor (also jstor.org)
• Avery
• Open House International
• search combinations of following keywords: Japan*, United States, U.S., America*, east*, west*, cultur*, nation*, sustain*, build*, design, green, environment*, eco-*, eco *, individual, character*, societ*, space, time, natur*, cross-*, internation*, ethnograph*, psychol*, anthropol*, sociolog*
• other topics / areas:
• 'cross-national' studies
• cultural psychology, psychological differences
• cultural patterns

• Amazon.com
• books on the topic
• the "customers who purchased this book also liked" section under each book

• Google Scholar
• look at number of times each reference has been cited to determine weight
• look at any reviews of the article by others, to figure out other available literature and / or get a feel for what's authoritative in the field

• References cited and/or required readings listed on online college/graduate school course syllabi for cross-cultural study classes being offered
• general search
• look up old CMU Japanese profs' courses

All finds:

• throw into RefWorks
• read introduction to get an idea of conventional / widely-accepted understanding of topic
• read literature review section (if available) and references cited to pick up more related publications
• if available, read reviews / critiques of the literature

Some existing starting points:

• list from advisor of items found during last meeting
• "The Geography of Thought" book
• any response from campus Japanese bibliographer (pending)

There's probably more if I think hard enough, but I'll get started on these for now.  Else I'll just be blogging all day :-p.