Drowning in Information? Narrow your Topic...

Do you ever feel like this?

Try this...

Original Topic: Pollution

Narrowed Topic: Health effects of acid rain on people within the United States

Topic Tip: Think of a particular aspect of a subject to explore and break them into main concepts. If your topic is too broad, then you will retrieve way too many articles.

Search Tip: Use the concept terms within a database search.

                           ORIGINAL TOPIC                            NARROWED TOPIC

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Getting Started with Research

Do you ever have trouble getting started with your research paper?  If so, check out this Infographic on how to begin.  It breaks down the four initial research steps and provides examples for each.

                 

Hopefully this infographic helps you to understand how to start your research paper; however, if you have any questions, contact a librarian at the reference desk or ask a question through LibAnswers.

- Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian