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Before you begin your research, ask yourself the following questions.
(The links below connect to the CSU Information Competence tutorials with practice exercises.)

bullet Define the research topic:
bulletWhat is your specific topic? 
bulletWhat are your key words or phrases?
 
bullet Determine the information requirements for the research question:
bulletWhat types of materials are required and how many? 
bulletDo you need current information? Historical information? Both?

INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS:

The library has books, newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, access to the Internet/World Wide Web, and more. Your answers to the questions above will help you identify the library's resources that you will need to use.

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