Top+Ten+Research+Tips

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 * Remember this is not a collection project. Your teachers won’t ask you to just gather facts. They want you to use the facts you find to support what you say in your paper. **======

1. Change the stated assignment to a question.

2. Use a system to plan your research.

3. Start with a general encyclopedia, Wikipedia and Google. Don’t end with them.

4. Use the Muir’s library web site. (SIRS, Britannica online subscription databases, links to other libraries)

5. Mine bibliographies and works cited.

6. Use research guides. (Pathfinders, online internet guides, webquests)

7. Evaluate Web sites.

8. Use online tools (BibMe, Diigo, Notefish, GoogleDocs, etc.)

9. Bring it up to date.

10. Ask for help; ask a librarian.