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Research Basics
Overview
Research Basics
Overview
Exploring & Developing Topics
Types of Sources
Finding Sources
Evaluating Sources
Cite Sources/Avoid Plagiarism
The Writing Center
Advanced Research
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Getting Started
In this guide you will learn how to:
develop research topics
into a researchable question
explore library resources to
learn more about your topic
find books, articles and more
to support your research
locate
primary, secondary, and tertiary
sources
identify
substantive
sources
identify
popular
and
academic
resources
use
Google for your research
like a pro
evaluate
sources
cite sources
: why, when, and how
Next Steps
You will also learn:
what a
literature review
is and how to write one
how to
manage your citations
get what you need from
other libraries
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