| SELECT AND DEVELOP A TOPIC |
Select a topic based on class assignment. List questions you
have about your topic. |
- Develop a Topic |
| FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION |
Find background information and gain an overview of your topic.
Use Fisher-Watkins Library reference materials, online subject
directories and online encyclopedias. |
- Fisher-Watkins Library
- Encyclopedia
Britannica
- Librarians’
Index to the Internet
- Internet Public
Library |
| DEVELOP A SEARCH STRATEGY |
Based on what you already know about your topic and the questions
you have, brainstorm keywords, synonyms, proper nouns, etc. |
- Develop A Search Strategy |
| FIND THE BEST SOURCES FOR YOUR TOPIC |
Use your search strategy to develop a query for finding the
best sources for your research project including books, videos,
audio, periodical articles or Internet web sites @ Fisher-Watkins
Library. |
- Fisher-Watkins Library
- Internet
Search |
| EVALUATE THE SOURCES |
Evaluate sources found based on Authority, Bias, Currency
& Documentation. |
- Five
Criteria for Evaluating Web
Pages |
| CITE YOUR SOURCES |
Create a works cited page or bibliography. |
-
A Writer’s
Reference
-
Documenting
Sources
- Duke
Library
- NoodleBib
|
