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HLTH 250 Public Health Project - Antoine: Where do I Start?

Overviews

Don't forget about reference materials!  Items such as encyclopedias and dictionaries can be an excellent starting point for your research.  In addition to offering reliable background information on issues and topics in your area of interest, they can also help you find a research topic.

Research Strategies

Finding Reliable Information

When you do research, you want to find the best information to support your ideas. This requires careful evaluation of the information you find.

Evaluate information...

To find the most relevant information for your topic and assignment To weed out unreliable, biased, outdated, and/or incorrect information
To ensure the quality and reliability of your research To make sure you get the information your professor is seeking
To find expert views, opinions, and research on your topic