A Writer’s Resource

• Libraries offer books, magazines, journals, online databases, and expert guidance of research librarians.
• Primary Research means working in a laboratory, in the field, or with an archive of raw data, original documents, and authentic artifacts to make firsthand discoveries.
• Secondary Research means lookin got see what other people have learned and written about a topic.
• Facts: objective
• Interpretations: spell out the implications of facts
• Evaluations: debatable judgments about a set of facts or a situation
• Understand the research assignment (audience, purpose, scope)
• Choose interesting research question (personal significance, specific question, challenging question, speculating about answers)
• Consult various sources