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A+ Research Project

A step-by-step guide to the library research process. Suitable for any topic or writing style - MLA or APA.

Choose a topic that has some interest or meaning to you personally.  You will be more engaged, and typically, you will have a better final project.  Think "big picture," or a small section of a "big picture."

  • How many resources--journal articles and books, for example--are required for your research project?
  • How many pages minimum do you have to write?
  • What type of paper are you writing?  Informational, argumentative, persuasive?
  • What style of writing are you using? 
    • MLA--great for personal essays, informational, argumentative, and persuasive topics
    • APA--great for objective and fact based writing, such as psychology, health, and science

Use general and specialized encyclopedias to get a broad, basic, and short overview of your topic.  Ask a librarian to help you find these resources in our reference collection and online.  This will help to prepare you for the next step.

TIME MANAGEMENT: 1 or 2 days!  collect information, read, highlight, and brainstorm for focus.

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