Library Guides: POSC 210: Assignment

Library Instruction Goals

This guide can help you:

Form an approach to initiating the research assignment.

Explore keyword searching for your paper or project.

Explore SU Libraries' information resources.

Start to gather information for an assignment.

Sometimes, a structured approach to research can help to organize ideas and the way you think about information sources:

1. Explore topic basics (casual web searching)

2. Background (library catalog: books)

3. Current research (library databases: journal articles)

4. Support your argument (source citation)

5. Drafts & revisions (research librarians, writing center)

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