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Research Process: Searching Strategies
an introduction to the research process at a very basic level
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Finding a Research Topic
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Brainstorming
Exploring and Evaluating Web Resources
Exploring Background Information
Exploring Books and Scholarly Articles
Determining Information Needs
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Evaluating Information
Primary and Secondary Resources
Academic, Popular & Trade Publications
Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Journals
Grey Literature
Statistics
Datasets
Searching Strategies
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Search Limits
Keyword Searching
Boolean Operators
Phrase Searching
Truncation & Wildcard Symbols
Nesting
Proximity Searching
Field Codes
Subject Terms and Database Thesauri
Finding Similar Resources
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Personal Database Accounts
Database Alerts & RSS Feeds
Permanent URLs
Incorporating and Citing Sources
Organizing Sources
Introduction
The sub-pages in this section will provide you with searching techniques.
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