Welcome to the Finding and Using Information for Research Projects tutorial!

Six steps of research process: 1 explore background, 2 develop topic, 3 find sources, 4 evaluate sources, 5 use and cite sources, 6 create new knowledge

In this tutorial, we’ll explore the six steps of library research included in the image on this page:

Exploring the background of a topic
Developing a topic or research question
Finding sources
Evaluating sources
Using and citing sources
Creating new knowledge

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