Research Assistance: Home

• Define an appropriate research question.
• Identify an information need.

Types of Sources

• Identify appropriate types of information.
• Select relevant books, articles, reference materials, etc.
• Primary source vs. Secondary source

Library Catalog

• Choose the type of catalog search (title, author, keyword) based on their information need.
• Search the catalog efficiently using appropriate search terms.

Finding Articles

• Choose an appropriate database based on their information need.
• Search a database efficiently using appropriate search terms.

Scholarly vs. Popular

• Determine if an article is scholarly or popular.
• Choose an article of the appropriate type based on their information need.

Finding Websites

• Evaluate websites for appropriateness as information sources.

Keywords

• Choose keywords that retrieve relevant information.
• Apply the search connector "AND" to combine keywords.

Citing Sources

• Recognize the importance of documenting sources.