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This guide is a tutorial covering the basics of the academic research process.
Library Research Guide
1. Research Question
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What Is a Thesis Statement?
Topic Development
Checklist
Improve Your Research Question
Good and Bad Research Questions
2. Background Reading
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Sources for Background Reading
What about Wikipedia?
3. Keywords
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Related Terms and Synonyms
Subject Terms
4. Searching
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Boolean Searching
Additional Searching Techniques
5. Where to Search
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Definition of "Scholarly"
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6. Evaluating Sources
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Evaluation of Sources
The SIFT Method
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CRAAP Test
7. Writing & Citing
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Academic Writing
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Citation Formats
Plagiarism
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