English Composition › Section M · The research process › Topic M.1
Where to look: starting research
Finding information is rarely the hard part of research; finding the right information is. A clear plan, well-chosen search terms and a sense of where each kind of source lives turn hours of scrolling into a short list of sources worth reading.
In this topic
- Start with a plan, not a pile
- A needs assessment
- Generating keywords
- Boolean operators and search tricks
- Worked example: building a search string
- Libraries and librarians
- General reference works
- Databases and search engines
- Government documents and archives
- Worked example: a search plan
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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