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Summary

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Read the assignment instructions carefully before beginning your research.

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Library research is an important component of all research processes.

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For every assignment, you will likely need to use a variety of sources to find just the right information. If you don't know much about your topic, take a look sources such as Wikipedia, encyclopedias, textbooks or books to get background information.

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To come up a with a research question, try brainstorming using the who, what, where, when approach.

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