Research Basics: Get Started

Research Basics: A Step-By-Step Guide

Develop a topic
Select a Topic | Develop Research Questions | Identify Keywords | Find Background Information | Refine a Topic

Locate information
Books & E-Books | Videos & Images | Articles | Websites | Search Strategies

Types of Information
Information Sources | Examples of Information Sources | Types of Periodicals

Evaluate
Help! My News is Fake! | What Can I Do? | Let's Check a Claim | Check your own claim!​

Write
Grammar and Figures of Speech | Take Notes | Outline the Paper 

Cite
Plagiarism | MLA Format | APA Format | APA Examples | Annotated Bibliographies | Additional Citation Styles and Sources

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This guide was developed with the Johnson & Wales University Denver Library and is used with permission.