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Mullins, Rebecca ENG101

The Research 101 guide contains a lot of great information about how to conduct research.   

Synthesizing Library Research

  • Use General Library Resources
  • Synthesizing is NOT, word for word, the summary description
  • When reading a source, in order to synthesize it for your paper:
    • read for a theme
    • identify a trend
  • Search multiple library resources in a variety of ways

Analyzing Library Research

  • Make connections between resources
  • Ask a question that hasn't been asked
  • Observe something new between the sources

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