Four Factors That Make College Research Different
1. The academic library collection increases in size and digital resources proliferate.
2. The research approach involves combining and using new and different sources.
3. Research calls for selecting quality research sources, evaluated for their credibility.
4. Assignments require independent choices and encourage intellectual exploration
Project Information Literacy Research Report: “Learning the Ropes” | December 4, 2013 | Alison J. Head Link
1 GETTING STARTED
Understanding your assignment
Developing a topic
2 DEVELOP A STRATEGY
Brainstorming keywords
3 GATHERING INFORMATION
Finding and evaluating information
4 PRODUCING A FINAL PRODUCT
Detailed further in this online guide
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