A Systematic Approach To The Research Process Six Steps to Better Research.

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A Systematic Approach To The Research Process Six Steps to Better Research

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 | 2 Identify your topic and gather background information Put your topic in the form of a question. Use encyclopedias and textbooks to gather background information before you start.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 | 3 Use the library catalog to find BOOKS Campus library catalog

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 | 4 Use Indexes and databases to find Periodical Articles Scholarly Journals Substantive News/ General Interest Periodicals Popular Periodicals InfoTracOneFile Lexis Nexis

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 | 5 Find Internet Sources

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 | 6 Evaluate Your Sources Authority Accuracy Perspective or objectivity Currency of the information

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 | 7 Properly Cite Your Sources Modern Language Association (MLA) or American Psychological Association (APA) Follow the format chosen exactly as shown Zull, James. The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2002.