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<\/a><\/p>\nI never did any serious research before. So when I walked into the archives at the library, I was terrified. I had no idea where, how I should start my research. I still remember the feeling when I opened the first files’ box; I felt everything in that box was relevant to my research topic, and at the same time, I felt everything in that box was irrelevant to my research topic. I was even shocked by myself that I could even have ridiculous thoughts like that.<\/p>\n Then I started my long-lasting reading and tried so hard to find anything that could use for my research. My research topic is: Why did Santa Clara University become co-education in 1961 from a private Catholic males’ college. I read files about co-education in SCU, events happened couple years before 1961, and I even read some files about students’ feelings during the years of wars. And the truth was that I literally took 107 photos in the archives because I was so afraid that I might miss something essential to my research. But, my mind was still empty like a hole even though there was 107 photos in my phone; I did not know where to start, what to write, how to write at all.<\/p>\n And you know what I did which was kind of Then I started taking notes about the photos I took in the archives. I needed to select those pictures meticulously and found out the information, articles, and data that can be effective in my research. And then I realized one thing that I wanted to scream so hard that why didn’t I understand it before; The data in the archives is infinite. \u00a0I can never all the information I need if I don’t know how, and when to end the research in the archives. I can keep collecting, reading and spending my whole life on making sure that I have rich sources, but I can also collect enough effective files and then I organize them into a complete, detailed and accurate research.<\/p>\n The thing I realized is that collecting data is not the only important things in a research, and the ways I organize, arrange the data to make the claims, have my own arguments and make conversations with my readers are also really vital.<\/p>\n A great researcher never actually needs thousands of files to support his research because he can always find appropriate numbers of documents and then organize them effectively.<\/p>\n So just like what Barney said: the world is a mess and I just need to rule it.<\/p>\n The archives can also be a mess sometimes and I just need to rule it.<\/p>\n Enough for today’s blog. And here comes my best blessing to all my readers and everyone:<\/p>\n And btw, not only every night;<\/p>\n Let’s make it every single day!!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stop collecting them!!! U need to organize them!!! I never did any serious research before. So when I walked into the archives at the library, I was terrified. I had no idea where, how I should start my research. I still remember the feeling when I opened the first files’ box; I felt everything in … Continue reading The world is a mess and I just need to rule it-My research experience in Archives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1912,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","kk_blocks_editor_width":"","_kiokenblocks_attr":"","_kiokenblocks_dimensions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"gutentor_comment":0,"qubely_featured_image_url":null,"qubely_author":{"display_name":"hzhang4","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/hzhang4\/author\/hzhang4\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"Uncategorized<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"Stop collecting them!!! U need to organize them!!! I never did any serious research before. 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I went to the archives again because I mistakenly believed that the reason I cannot start writing was that I did not collect enough significant data and information. So the second time, I took 60 more pictures in my phone.<\/p>\n<\/a>