Plan and follow a research strategy - it will save you time and frustration!
Step 1: Define your assignment/project
What do you need to do? What are the most important concepts in your assignment/project?
Step 2: Focus your research
What questions do you want your research to answer? What information do you need to support and develop your ideas?
Step 3: Develop your keywords
What words and phrases describe the areas and concepts you are researching? You will use these words and phrases to search for resources.
Step 4: Identify your resources
Who would collect the information you want and where would that information be published/available?
Good research requires time, planning, patience, and flexibility.
Research strategy adapted from University of B.C.’s David Lam Management Research Library’s Jump-Starting My Research (Undergraduate) guide.