Now that you've found a topic that interests you, it's time to start searching for sources, such as books, academic journal articles, websites, etc. Begin with general online searches to gather background information on your topic and get a sense of what information is out there.
Next, you'll want to search the University Libraries online catalog for scholarly, academic, and all kinds of other sources. You might notice that this search works a bit differently than a normal Google search...so how do you begin a library search? Check out the tutorial below to get started!
Develop a game plan for getting started on your research project, isolate the keywords in your research question or topic, brainstorm more keywords by searching, and combine keywords using Boolean logic.
