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Doing Research @ the Library: Welcome
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The Research Process
Video: Narrowing Your Topic
Video: The Research Process
Video: Refining Your Search
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Welcome to the RCC Library's "How to Do Research @ the Library" Guide!
Use this guide to GET STARTED on your research and to:
understand the steps in the basic research process
find primary and secondary sources for your research assignments
evaluate sources and cite your sources in a standardized format
ANALYZE↓
1. Brainstorming: analyze your problem, hypothesis or assigned topic
2. Conduct preliminary background research to get a better understanding of the issue or topic
3. Develop your research question
SEARCH↓
4. Determine which databases you will use to do your research
5. Find books/ebooks
6. Find articles
7. Find other authoritative Internet resources
EVALUATE↓
6. Evaluate the books and articles you have found
7.
Write your paper
8.
Cite your sources according to the formatting assigned by your teacher
ANALYZE → SEARCH → EVALUATE↓
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