Researching a topic and finding resources can be a messy process. In order to make the most of your time and effort, check out these tips to navigating the library and finding a variety of quality resources for your research papers.
- Have a clear, narrow focus for your topic
- Pull out several keywords that you can use to search
- Do background research for general information or previous research done on your topic
- Browse the library catalog for books on your topic
- Search the library databases for scholarly articles on your topic
- Keep track of ALL resources with citations so that you can easily create your references or bibliography section
