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How to Do Research Steps in the Research Process

Get Going...  Choose your resources Use your library catalog to identify materials. Look in books, magazines, and newspapers. Ask people who know about your subject. Use a computer for online databases (paid for by your school):      EBSCOhost      Searchasaurus Use free resources from the Internet CD-ROM - encyclopedias, magazine databases Use reference books - encyclopedias, dictionaries, factbooks  Read your information Read! Read! Read! Skim and scan for what you need. Did you find what you need? Is it a fact? A fact is verifiable information based on research. For example: An ant is an insect. Is it an opinion? An opinion is someone's thoughts or ideas on a subject. For example: I think ants are ugly. Is it up-to-date? Up-to-date means that the information was gathered recently. Up-to-date resources include important new information.

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