The Research Process
This guide walks through some research strategies and points to resources, tools, and people that can help.
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Welcome! In this Guide, you'll find information on:
Information Creation is a Process
As you work through your research project, pay attention to process.
- How do the choices you're making affect your finished product?
- What information are you going to include? What points of view are you leaving out?
- How are you going to present your findings?
- What can you learn about the processes used to create the information you're finding and citing? What can you learn from those processes?
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