Steps to Effective Library Research
- Identifying and Negotiating a Research Topic
How to identify a viable topic and negotiate changes in your topic as you go - Reference Sources for Background and Context on a Topic
Find articles that summarize the topic, explain key concepts, define terminology and much more - Finding Books
Find items held at Cornell (books, videos, journal holdings, etc.) - Finding Articles
Find articles, essays, and book chapters - Requesting Items not available at Cornell
BorrowDirect and Interlibrary Loan - Evaluating Your sources
Some tips on how to evaluate the sources you've found - Citing Your Sources
Guides and resources for preparing your bibliography - Getting Help
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