Like any good conversation, research needs knowledgeable people. An exciting aspect of academic research is that you can share a dialogue across time. Great thinkers throughout history can still be your discussion partners. Part of the skill needed for research is knowing how to choose your partners wisely. You probably would not wish to strike up a conversation with the first person you meet walking down the street. Likewise, you do not want to begin your academic research with the first or most easily accessible information you can find.
Please take the Library Pre-Quiz.
It's located in your CUFS 100 Blackboard course.
The library can help you find the right kinds of discussion partners. One logical place to start is with a good background source such as an encyclopedia or dictionary, especially if the topic is new to you.
Welcome to Assignment Part 1: Selecting a Research Topic and Forming a Research Question. The information given in this section will help you to complete the first part of your library assignment.
Please check with your CUFS instructor to find out when this part of the assignment is due.
This video will help you with assignment part 1, step 1.
MATC Libraries. "Developing a Research Topic." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 14 Jan. 2013. Web. 09 July 2014.
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