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Library Research Process
Narrowing a Topic
Library Research Process
This guide provides introductory information and tips on the research process.
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Library Research Process
Research: An Overview
Finding a Topic: The Big Idea
Narrowing a Topic
Doing Presearch
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Search Techniques
Words and Synonyms
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Types of Resources and Finding Them
Scholarly vs. Popular
What's in a Scholarly Article?
Finding Books
Finding Articles
Film & Video
Subject Databases and Guides
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Evaluating Sources
Spotting Fake News
The Four Moves
Quick Journal Article Evaluation
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Citing Sources
Zotero: Tracking Sources
Information In Real Life Tutorial
Scholarship as a Conversation and Article Deep Dive
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Video: How to Broaden or Narrow a Topic
From UBC:
Narrowing a Topic: Tips
Here's an
interactive generator for a more refined research question from
UMICH
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