The document provides guidance on conducting research and finding evidence to support arguments and conclusions. It outlines a multi-step process for researching a topic, including analyzing the topic, brainstorming keywords, searching databases and tools like the library catalog and Google Scholar, evaluating search results, and refining searches. Criteria like currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose are presented for evaluating sources. The importance of including different source types like peer-reviewed articles, reports, and textbooks in research is also discussed.