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This guide is organized by content type (articles, books, etc.) to allow you to explore the various resources available to support you in your research.
Steps to conducting research
Familiarize yourself with the jargon and narrow down your topic
Look for scholarly sources on the topic: Course reserves (including textbooks), required readings, Encylopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks are a great way to familiarize yourself with a topic.
Once you identify a topic and find some preliminary information, you need to locate more "peer-reviewed" or "scholarly" information from refereed journals (check your instructor's notes in your assignments)