LDSP 210 - Callahan: Home

• Use the online catalog to locate books about a person or your topic

• Look in reference and e-reference sources for background information

• Use news resources to find current and historical newspaper articles about a person or your topic

• Use an online database to find articles about a person or your topic

• See selected internet sites

• Search  on the internet; evaluate the information

• Ask for help

• Knowing basics about your topic (names of people involved, dates, etc.) is helpful before you begin researching.

• If you don't have any background information, try using reference sources for some basics.

• This can also help you think of other keywords or synonyms to use in searches.

• Research the specific people (if any) involved in the topic as well as the topic itself.

• Did they perhaps write something about it? Search for them as an author.

• If you find one article or book, but need more, consult the bibliography for sources.

• Many databases have a find more like this link in the articles, use it to see more articles related to the topic.

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