Step 1: Question
To begin, explore different ideas for your paper. Learn some basics about your topic so you can determine if you want to write on the topic or how much information is available on the topic.
The following sites may help you begin pre-researching to answer these questions...
The following sites may help you begin pre-researching to answer these questions...
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Our catalog will tell you what materials we have available in the library, such as:
*Books *eBooks *Periodicals *Audio & visual |
Google offers a wild variety of results on any given topic. Results may assist with refining topic and constructing questions.
Recommend to add keywords of reliable sources to narrow search, such as: *Getty Images *NPR *National Geographic |
When a topic is generally known, Wikipedia is user-friendly. It may help you further narrow down your topic for research, construct related questions, and following up on citations.
Use in tandem with more reliable and vetted sources in databases |