Communication Toolbox: Researching

http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/finding-your-sources--2
OBJECTIVE:
Distinguish between different types of sources (e.g. newspaper articles, scholarly articles, reviews, books, lectures, etc.).
Explain how to find sources on the internet using key words.
Explain how to use bibliographies to find similar sources.

http://libguides.mjc.edu/content.php?pid=34237&sid=251604
Once you've thought about your topic and you've decided what questions you want to spend your energy and time answering, you're ready to start hunting and gathering information. Finding information is not difficult; the challenge is focusing your search enough to find useful information.

http://writingcommons.org/open-text/information-literacy
During your college career, you will probably take a variety of classes in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and other fields. Although the demands for these courses will vary widely, in each of the classes you will need to determine the information required, evaluate the credibility of primary and secondary resources, communicate complex ideas in simple and clear ways, research sources for your own writing, and use such sources to help you explain your ideas.

http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=32323&p=203723
State your topic idea as a question. For example, if you are interested in finding out about use of alcoholic beverages by college students, you might pose the question, "What effect does use of alcoholic beverages have on the health of college students?"

http://www.utica.edu/academic/library/resources/tutorial.cfm
This tutorial introduces students to the research and writing processes.

Films on Demand (21:37 min)
With a focus on the Internet, this video explains how to conduct solid online research by collecting information in an organized, efficient, and ethical way.

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