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 <p><a href="https://codepen.io/grrrwaaa/pen/jOXYdMd?editors=0010">Second codepen</a></p>
+<ul>
+<li>Please continue this work toward reconstruction of one of Golan Levin&#39;s thesis projects; or extend and mutate it into a new direction. We will share each other&#39;s codepens in the next class. </li>
+</ul>
 <p><a href="https://yorku.zoom.us/rec/share/CI1R6kjxq5zygln3fEXChIMnqGH3AT_9w0YHQlE5ZEOhsczLHPV_4bf0ZubYMTI8.6rytu_aq1kgeVydk">Zoom recording</a></p>
+<hr>
+<p><strong>Literature review part 1: Reading List</strong></p>
+<p>In this course you will investigate a topic within a sub-area of the digital media realm that intersects with something of value to your own research goals in the program. </p>
+<p>In the first phase you will build up a <strong>reading list</strong> on your chosen topic. Please create an online document that you can share (e.g. a github page, a google doc, etc.) to collect your notes and references as you develop this reading list.</p>
+<p>As we saw in class, good research needs a good research question, but that doesn&#39;t always become apparent at first. Start wider until you are ready to go deep &amp; narrow. Seek out key papers, conferences, and other key resources for the topic. </p>
+<ul>
+<li><p>Some investigative tips:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Use Wikipedia to identify <strong>keywords or terms</strong>, questions and issues, foundational publications and controversies, etc. This can also help to make your search more narrow/specific. Look for the edges of a body of research. Wikipedia is an excellent network of conceptual nodes (but also a potential rabbithole). But remember that it is an encyclopedia, and should be used mainly as a guide map.</li>
+<li>Use these terms and publications in <a href="https://scholar.google.com/">Google Scholar</a>, <a href="https://www.zotero.org">Zotero</a> and other academic search engines to find for papers that address the questions and issues. Follow <code>cited by</code> and <code>related articles</code> trails to find new leads. Aim to find the most significant (qualitatively &amp; quantitatively) papers. You should be aiming for a collection of 25-50 potentially interesting papers on the topic at this point. </li>
+<li>At the same time, look for conferences or journals that are more specific to your topic, and see if they have collections of proceedings online to browse through. </li>
+<li>Not all papers are available as PDFs online. You might be able to find them via <a href="https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/bbl/e-resources/">York Libraries</a> or also communities like <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/">ResearchGate</a>, but do not let this roadblock your progress -- find alternatives to work from instead.</li>
+<li>At this point you may be able to formulate a first draft of a title of the topic or area, perhaps even a key question or problem statement; but don&#39;t worry at this stage if you haven&#39;t yet.<ul>
+<li>Collect this list as a <strong>Reading List</strong> along with:</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>The specific topic title or</li>
+<li>The keywords or search terms</li>
+<li>The work-in-progress research question/problem statement/abstract</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><p><a href="https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/ask-services/printing-and-computing/computing/off-campus-access/">York off-campus library access</a></p>
+</li>
+<li><p><a href="http://www.yorku.ca/computing/vpn-choice.html">York VPN links</a></p>
+</li>
+</ul>
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 [Second codepen](https://codepen.io/grrrwaaa/pen/jOXYdMd?editors=0010)
 
+- Please continue this work toward reconstruction of one of Golan Levin's thesis projects; or extend and mutate it into a new direction. We will share each other's codepens in the next class. 
+
 [Zoom recording](https://yorku.zoom.us/rec/share/CI1R6kjxq5zygln3fEXChIMnqGH3AT_9w0YHQlE5ZEOhsczLHPV_4bf0ZubYMTI8.6rytu_aq1kgeVydk)
 
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+
+**Literature review part 1: Reading List**
+
+In this course you will investigate a topic within a sub-area of the digital media realm that intersects with something of value to your own research goals in the program. 
+
+In the first phase you will build up a **reading list** on your chosen topic. Please create an online document that you can share (e.g. a github page, a google doc, etc.) to collect your notes and references as you develop this reading list.
+
+As we saw in class, good research needs a good research question, but that doesn't always become apparent at first. Start wider until you are ready to go deep & narrow. Seek out key papers, conferences, and other key resources for the topic. 
+
+- Some investigative tips:
+    - Use Wikipedia to identify **keywords or terms**, questions and issues, foundational publications and controversies, etc. This can also help to make your search more narrow/specific. Look for the edges of a body of research. Wikipedia is an excellent network of conceptual nodes (but also a potential rabbithole). But remember that it is an encyclopedia, and should be used mainly as a guide map.
+    - Use these terms and publications in [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/), [Zotero](https://www.zotero.org) and other academic search engines to find for papers that address the questions and issues. Follow `cited by` and `related articles` trails to find new leads. Aim to find the most significant (qualitatively & quantitatively) papers. You should be aiming for a collection of 25-50 potentially interesting papers on the topic at this point. 
+    - At the same time, look for conferences or journals that are more specific to your topic, and see if they have collections of proceedings online to browse through. 
+    - Not all papers are available as PDFs online. You might be able to find them via [York Libraries](https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/bbl/e-resources/) or also communities like [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/), but do not let this roadblock your progress -- find alternatives to work from instead.
+    - At this point you may be able to formulate a first draft of a title of the topic or area, perhaps even a key question or problem statement; but don't worry at this stage if you haven't yet.
+  - Collect this list as a **Reading List** along with:
+    - The specific topic title or
+    - The keywords or search terms
+    - The work-in-progress research question/problem statement/abstract
+
+- [York off-campus library access](https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/ask-services/printing-and-computing/computing/off-campus-access/)
+- [York VPN links](http://www.yorku.ca/computing/vpn-choice.html)
+
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