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The Research Process

Defining Research Needs

Developing a Research Strategy

Conducting the Search

Evaluating Resources

Evaluate Books

Evaluate Articles

Evaluate Web Sites

Select Useful Information

Using Resources

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Evaluating Resources

Evaluate Articles - Content

When evaluating an article, consider the following question:

What sort of content does the article include?

general, secondary discussion of topic

may include personal narrative

may emphasize opinion

in-depth, primary account of original research

emphasis on factual information, including quotations and statistics