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Welcome!

Hi! This guide is designed to help you start a research project. This could be a paper, presentation, project proposal, or anything else that requires research.

Topics covered include:

How to choose a topic
How to turn your topic into search terms
How to plan a search strategy

As always, please check with your syllabus and assignment guidelines to make sure that you are fulfilling the assignment.

Social Sciences Librarian

Heather Butler

she/her

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Contact:

University Library Room 250