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How to begin? Choose a subject. The subject is not necessarily controversial by itself.
It will help your research if you have an interest in the subject. Is the subject something you feel passionate about? If so, your research will interest you and your final paper or presentation will express that passion.
Identifying an issue pertaining to the subject and defending your position can be difficult. Follow this link to explore some brainstorming techniques (pdf) >>
How to develop a good research question:
http://blip.tv/file/584750
General Search Tutorials
The Research Process (University of Wyoming specific, but concepts will still apply.
http://tip.uwyo.edu/categories.html
Types of Resources: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary (pdf)
About Boolean Searching (Using and, or, not and other operators to refine your search)
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/ref/flash/Boolean.html
A Basic Search Tutorial. Features the database Communication & Mass Media Complete, but shares features with all EBSCO databases.
http://blip.tv/file/1675145
More Advanced Tutorial, also featuring Communication & Mass Media Complete
http://liontv.blip.tv/file/1675203/
Thesaurus Tutorial. Many databases contain a thesaurus, sometimes also called "Subject Terms," that allow you to build your search using the language, or terms, that the database uses. If you aren't getting any results from searching databases, try constructing your search using the thesaurus or subject terms function. That language can be quite different from the natural language used to search Google, or other indexes for the "visible web."
http://liontv.blip.tv/file/1675167/
Art Index Tutorial (a Wilson Web product)
http://liontv.blip.tv/file/551475/
JSTOR Tutorial http://liontv.blip.tv/file/541319/
Effective Searching Using Google and More>>
School Specific Research Guides or Search Tutorials
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