The Research Process Getting the Information You Need

A Research Strategy… Is the process of finding information in a logical, step-by-step manner. Ensures that you will find the information you need quickly and efficiently. Makes more sense than aimlessly browsing the Internet for information.

Is the process of finding information in a logical, step-by-step manner.

Ensures that you will find the information you need quickly and efficiently.

Makes more sense than aimlessly browsing the Internet for information.

Steps in the Research Process Get a grasp on the topic Get a grasp…with more credible resources Find a comprehensive overview of your topic Identify current research and specific issues on the topic (with articles) Find primary resources for a firsthand look at the topic Manage the information you find Ask for help if you need it

Get a grasp on the topic

Get a grasp…with more credible resources

Find a comprehensive overview of your topic

Identify current research and specific issues on the topic (with articles)

Find primary resources for a firsthand look at the topic

Manage the information you find

Ask for help if you need it

Answer these questions: What do you need the information for? What kinds of information do you need? What is the thesis that you are trying to prove/disprove? How much time do you have?

What do you need the information for?

What kinds of information do you need?

What is the thesis that you are trying to prove/disprove?

How much time do you have?

Get a grasp on the topic Go ahead and use Google to get a basic understanding of the topic!

Go ahead and use Google to get a basic understanding of the topic!

But remember this… A tremendous amount of useful information is not free; it is proprietary. Not all information is digitized Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate through the entire research process Ask yourself “Have I found the most authoritative, accurate, objective, up-to-date, scholarly information available?”

A tremendous amount of useful information is not free; it is proprietary.

Not all information is digitized

Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate through the entire research process

Ask yourself “Have I found the most authoritative, accurate, objective, up-to-date, scholarly information available?”