5 Steps to Research!: Step 3: Find Information

"Creating a Successful Research Project"

Audio & Video Resources

Why use audio or video sources?

They:

• can be valid sources for research
• give you a visual and emotional understanding of your topic
• allow you to hear important talks or lectures at your own convenience 
• can provide authentic, first-hand accounts of events from participants or witnesses in the film
• are great for presentations you must give in front of a class - keep your audience interested and engaged
• need to be evaluated to determine if they are of good quality
• need to be listed in your bibliography!

Step 3 Find Information Overview

In this module you will learn about

1. EasyBib Note Taking and Outline Presentation
2. Search using these LibGuides
3. Books, eBooks, & Audiobooks as Sources
4. Databases & Why You Need Them & POWER eLibrary & School Databases
5. Video, Image, and Sound Resources
6. GoogleScholar (10-12th grades) & Open Access Journals & Books

Databases & Why You Need Them

Get your PowerLibrary card!

Electronic research guides on topics that recommend books, databases, and authoritative websites. Example: See Contemporary Issues

Why Use Books?

Books can give you the in-depth analysis of your topic

Books...

• give historical perspecitve on your topic
• are written by experts or have taken the time to do research
• help you understand the complexity your topic

When you find a book...you don't have to read the whole book!

• Look at the table of contents in the front to find which chapters will be most helpful to you
• Look in the back of the book for your keywords
  • Index
  • Bibliography