Time Management

Conducting quality research takes time. Successful research papers are not written overnight or in a week. Plan your research and writing time over several weeks or months.

To stay organized and focused, use My LILO Journal to record your thoughts, arguments, thesis statements, search words, and other data on your research topic to your account (Remember that you have to start and activate a project before you can save your data! View, edit, or email your responses at any time. Share your journal with your instructor and librarian during the process.

Answer the questions below about your topic and press "Add to Journal" to save them. [You may need to refresh or reload your browser to see the latest changes in the text input boxes after you have added them.] To view your answers, press the "My LILO Journal" button on the left menu.

1.1 Enter a working title for your research topic or assignment (e.g., "The History of Hawaiian Tattoos," "The Coqui Frog Problem in Puna," "Argumentative paper," "Reaction paper," etc.)



1.2 Enter the date your assignment was given to you:



1.3 Enter the date your assignment is due:



The Assignment Calculator is a handy tool that enables you to create a research and writing plan beginning on the day you received the assignment and the date it is due. Select the Assignment Calculator, enter those dates, and answer the questions below.

According to the Assignment Calculator...

1.4 According to the Assignment Calculator, I should select and focus my topic by...



1.5 I should begin my search for books by...



1.6 I should outline or describe the overall structure of my paper by...



1.7 I should begin writing my first draft by...