RESEARCH STRATEGY
| Start with your IDEA and FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION by: | |
| • | Reading ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES to: |
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Increase your
general knowledge Identify terms Look at the bibliographies at end of the articles for other sources |
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Talk with
instructors, librarians, and experts in the field Contact relevant organizations or find information on their websites if any |
REFINE YOUR TOPIC FIND BOOKS using the CATALOG |
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| • | Use the Library of Congress Subject Heading books located near the second floor copier to identify valid subject terms. |
FIND ARTICLES using periodical indexes and abstracts such as: |
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Online databases
such as ProQuest or JSTOR Print indexes such as Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature LOCATE THE ARTICLES |
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Some of the
articles can be printed form ProQuest and JSTOR Other articles can be found in the library using the CATALOG Request articles the library does not have using interlibrary loan |
USE OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES as needed such as: |
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Almanacs,
manuals, and handbooks Atlases and gazetteers Biographical sources Statistical sources Dictionaries CONSULT REFERENCE LIBRARIAN |