Identify your question

• Choose a topic
• Narrow or broaden a topic
• Identify keywords
   

Explore Background Information

• Encyclopedias and Other Sources
   

Find your Sources

• Prepare a Search Strategy
• Types of Sources
• Searching a Database
• Searching by Citations

Evaluate What you Find

• Evaluate the Relevance of Your Sources
• Evaluate the Quality and Credibility of Your Sources
• Evaluate Content from the World Wide Web
• Determine the Types of Sources

Use and Cite your Sources

• What is Plagiarism
• Cite your sources
• Keep track of your research
• Self Test/Quiz (developed by Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Colleges)