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A Six Step Approach to Research

Online Library Home > Help Doing Research

This outline will help you develop research strategies as you orient yourself to the Online Library.


1.
Begin with the Writing Resource Center:A gateway to resources to help you understand writing assignments, such as essays and research papers. Includes tips to help with research.
2.
Find background information:General reference sources including encyclopedias
3.
Find Books
books:

e-books:


Access to libraries, bookstores and Books in Print
Search and access our collection of over 40,000 e-books

4.
Find Periodical Articles:Online help for using article databases
5.
Find Internet resources:Online help for using subject directories and search engines
6.
Justify your resources:Evaluation criteria for web and print resources, plus citation information for APA or MLA style
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