How do I?

Try one of these:

Learn about the research process

• Lay out the research process

Research is Like Cooking

Research Strategy Chart

• Do background research on my topic

Doing Background Research 

Learn about research questions

• Select a research topic

Mind Mapping Your Topic

Picking Your Topic Is Research

• Create a thesis statement

Thesis Statements (Purdue Owl)

Writing a Persuasive or Argumentative Thesis

• Identify keywords

From Question to Keyword

Learn about scholarly and popular sources

• Tell the difference

Anatomy of a Research Article

How to read a scholarly journal article

• Understand peer review

Peer Review in three Minutes

Learn about primary and secondary sources

• Tell the difference between the two

What is a primary source?

• Identify a primary source

Where to Find Primary Sources

Learn about information and Information Literacy

• Understand the importance of Information literacy 

Information Literacy: Why Is It Important

5 Components of Information Literacy

• Understand a variety of sources

Information Cycle

Information Timeline

Know Your Sources Infographic

Learn about search techniques and strategies

• Select library databases

• Search effectively

• Search smarter with Google

Learn about evaluating sources

• Check for credibility

• Identify bias

• Evaluate sites on the open Web

Learn about citing sources

• Know when to cite and why

Learn about writing research papers

• synthesize information

• Write a research paper

Learn about academic integrity, plagiarism, and copyright

• Avoid plagiarizing

• Understand copyright and fair use

• Understand academic integrity