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Start Early and Look Everywhere
Personal Experience
Friends/Co-workers
Professors
Library
Internet sources
A great start is the Internet Public Library (make sure you select “all of IPL2” when doing a key word search).
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Internet Sources?
Can you ID an author or publishing org?
Last Update?
Will audience accept?
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Get Familiar with Research Sources
Books
Periodicals/Journals
Government Docs
Newspapers/Magazines
Librarians
Websites
Interviews
ProQuest Research Library, Academic Search, and Lexis/Nexis Academic are some of the most used databases. Ask our librarians for assistance.
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Approach ANY interview with professionalism.
Prepare Properly
Ask specific questions and take notes.
Transcribe notes immediately.
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Credibility of Sources – Questions to Ask
Is it clearly identified?
Is it reliable?
Is it recent?
Is it biased?
Is it corroborated?
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