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Topic Development
Topic Development
Tips for Developing a Topic
Tips for Developing a Topic
From UVU Fulton Library
ProQuest Research Guide
ProQuest Research Guide
ProQuestResearchGuide.pdfWays to Narrow a Topic
Ways to Narrow a Topic
Starting with a topic that is way too broad to research for a short paper, for example "education." You can use these four categories on the right to narrow your topic down.
Using keywords
Using keywords
Use the following format when searching our online databases:
education AND "class size" AND "high school"
For more information on keyword searching and Boolean operators, check out this guide.
Getting Started with Research Using oUr DATABASES
Getting Started with Research Using oUr DATABASES
Research Using EBSCO Discovery
Research Using EBSCO Discovery
Once you have your topic, this video will show you how to use our online databases to find articles.
Beyond our Databases: Searching GooGle
Beyond our Databases: Searching GooGle
Going Beyond the Databases:
Going Beyond the Databases:
Some tips for getting better Google search results and how to then evaluate their appropriateness for both your topic and for an academic assignment.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Referenced in the video above. A guide to how to evaluate web resources you come across when Google searching.
If your research includes finding news articles, check out this guide on evaluating news articles.
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