Why use the Hekman Library?  Efficient  Effective  High Quality

Good Research is:  Authoritative  Unbiased

Where to start? Collect background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!

Don’t stop here! Keep researching

Your topic is: Not current  Broad Historic  Benefits of classical music  History of the sport of rugby  Differences & similarities between the U.S. and Canada

If your topic is broad: start with Books

Your topic is:  Current  Narrow  Specific  Health properties of caffeinated water  Past 10 years of Detroit Lions history & the effect of the team on the state’s culture  Calvin’s off-campus housing policies

If your topic is specific: try the Research databases

What databases do I use?

Interdisciplinary databases to try:  ABI/Inform  Academic Onefile  PsycINFO  JSTOR  Limit results to “peer-reviewed” or scholarly journals.

Which do you choose and when? MAGAZINE SCHOLARLY JOURNAL Peer- reviewed ResearchedAcademicCurrentPopular