Writing 10 (Elkins): The Research Process - Full Series

• Increase your knowledge of the information cycle.
• Sharpen your ability to locate information required for your assignments.
• Proceed at your own pace.
• Click the the arrow in the upper right of each section to move forward.
• Click on Section 1 to begin or select a section of interest.
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Section 1: Begin Research

Learn more about understanding your assignment and choosing a suitable topic. Then you can select appropriate keywords to search.
Running Time: ~8:30

Section 2: Knowledge Cycle

Become familiar with the information cycle and the purpose of various information sources. Understand how different disciplines define primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
Running Time: ~11:00

Section 3: Find Books

Discover why books can be valuable sources and learn where to search for them.
Running Time: ~8:00

Section 4: Find Articles

Find out how to locate articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals in library databases.
Running Time: ~8:00

Section 5: Make Citations 

Discover why accurate citations are important and identify information required for any citation style.
Running Time: ~8:00

Section 6: Basic Search

Start a search and improve your search results by incorporating useful strategies.
Running Time: ~17:30

Section 7: Advanced Search

Increase your search skills by incorporating subject searching, limiting by specific fields, and exploring additional databases.
Running Time: ~12:00