Analyze the Assignment

• Review requirements (scope, page lengths, sources needed)
• Determine the purpose of the paper
• Browse, read, jot down ideas
• Plan ahead - set deadlines for yourself

 Select and Refine your Topic

• Think about possible topics and Select a broad topic
• Refine your topic

 Gather and Evaluate Information

• Find resources: Books, Articles, Websites
  • Identify key words and synonyms
  • Search techniques
  • What are Scholarly, Peer reviewed and Primary resources?
• Keep track of sources to avoid plagiarism
• Locate materials: Call Numbers

Write

• Grammar and Spelling help
• Cite Sources; Cite Sources in Sciences 
• Use EndNote, Connotea, or Zotero to manage your bibliography
• The Academic Resource Center can help!