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Research Strategies


Designing a Research Strategy
: Useful suggestions to help you plan out a course of research.


Search Strategies and Helpful Tips
: Hints to make your research a lot easier!

• What is the difference between a keyword search and a subject search?
• When should I use one search instead of the other?


Tips for Google Searching
: We all know you use Google...now learn how to use Google effectively.

Search Tips particular to Google
Using Google Scholar


Scholarly vs. Popular Publications
: What's the difference?


Primary vs. Secondary Sources
: Again, what's the difference?


Evaluating Books & Periodicals


Evaluating Websites & Information on the Internet


Finding Citation Information in Databases


Qualitative Research vs. Quantitative Research
: A brief comparison.


Using Journal Finder
: Locating journals and articles once you have a citation.

 



 

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Last revised: October 14, 2009

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