Overview

Plan

Analyse your question
Determine the type of information you need
Pinpoint the best places to find the information

Find

Select the appropriate keywords
Create a search strategy using keywords, synonyms and alternate terms
Remember truncation and phrase searching

Evaluate

Use the CRAAP test or 10 pivotal questions
Evaluation is crucial for websites, but also very important for all other information found
Library sources already meet a couple of criteria from the CRAAP test (authority, accuracy)

Organise

Save, print or email your results to keep useful records of search results
Record all information needed for referencing and to help find the same item again
See Student Learning for help with reading and note-taking

Synthesise

There are many different ways to present your research
Always make sure that you have

Use

Use all information found ethically
Acknowledge, by referencing correctly, all the sources you have used
Ensure you meet all copyright obligations

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