If you would like help with any stage in the research process, please do not hesiate to ask one of the helpful librarians!
1. DEFINE YOUR TOPIC
- What are you looking for? State your topic as a question.
2. CHOOSE A SEARCH TOOL
- Where should you look? Article databases, online catalog, google scholar, google, etc.
3. FORMULATE A SEARCH
- How do you construct an effective search? Keywords, AND, OR, etc.
4. EVALUATE YOUR RESULTS
- Which results are most appropriate for your topic? Scholarly, relevent, etc.
- Ask Questions of your results:
- Who?
- What?
- Where?
- Why?
- When?
- So What?
Rinse and Repeat!
Research Worksheet
