Find your resources, collect your information, evaluate what you find, and use it in ways that make it your own.
Locate the resources.
- Library catalogs
- Books and print resources
- Periodicals
- Online databases
- Web sites
- Experts who know the subject
Gather your information: Collect what you can use.
- Skim and scan to identify relevant information.
- Record information that answers your questions.
- Evaluate the content of your sources:
- Identify what is fact and what is opinion.
- Is the information accurate?
- Is the information biased?
- Is the information current?
- Does this information answer your original questions?
- Revise and redefine your questions, as needed.
Interpret the information: Make it your own.
- Summarize information in your own words.
- Organize and analyze the information in a new way.
- Synthesize the information to create your unique ideas about the topic.
- Draw conclusions based on the information.
- Be sure to record titles, authors, publishers, dates and other relevant information for citation purposes.
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