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Research Strategies

Video: Creating a Research Plan Information overload can be a major roadblock in the research process. This video will help you conceptualize a research pathway and consider solutions to common research challenges.
Video: Framing a Problem Having trouble formulating a research question for assignments?This video to help you to framing a problem. You will learn the importance of asking open-ended questions and how to approach research as a process.

Video: Searching as Exploration Part 1 (Exploration Strategies) and Part 2 (The Searching Mindset) This video digs deeper into exploratory search strategies. Learn how to craft a search statement and the importance of neutral language.
Tutorial: Choosing and Using Keywords Learn the process of selecting, refining, and expanding their collection of search keywords in order to locate the most relevant information to your research topic.
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 1 Use this tutorial to familiarize yourself with strategic searching. You will learn the purpose and uses of natural language and Boolean operators to broaden and narrow the scope of your search.
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 2 Discover strategic search approaches to navigate scholarly databases. Use this tutorial to learn advanced search techniques for broadening and narrowing the scope of a search.
Video: Refining Search Results This video will help you navigate the search process. Learn techniques to conduct effective background research using multiple keywords in order to narrow in on a research focus.