Related Guide: What Kind of Information Do You Need?
Background research helps you develop a more effective topic as well as brainstorm for better search terms or keywords.
Here are some resources for exploring background information on potential topics:
Where you search will depend on the sources you need. To start, ask yourself these two questions:
You want to... | Where you should start... |
Find books | Library Catalog |
Find articles on a certain topic | Databases by Subject |
Search an easy database that covers many subjects | |
Find an article by title | PRIMO Smart Search |
Find a journal by title | List of e-journals |
Find newspaper articles |
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