<\/a><\/p>\nIn the last chapter, you learned about how to develop research questions. You may be wondering what to do after you\u2019ve crafted a research question or two.<\/p>\nIn this chapter, you will learn about the different types of scholarly<\/a> communication, and understand when to use each type. Searching for information can be overwhelming, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Knowing where to start your search can be challenging. That\u2019s why you\u2019ll learn about options of where to start your information searches, and be introduced to specific information search techniques to make the information search process as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nAfter you narrow your topic and develop a research question, you need to find information sources that will support your claim, thesis, and argument(s) you\u2019re making. This process involves searching for sources, reading or skimming the sources for relevancy, and deciding which ones to include in your paper. Reading and selecting a wide variety of literature will help you develop a solid research argument. For example, when you search for information to use in your paper, your search should also include perspectives that may not align perfectly with your claim – these alternative perspectives can help you think critically about the topic and help strengthen your claim, when you respond to the ideas in your writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nKnowledge and information about a topic can evolve and change quickly as new research is published. As we search for information to back up our research arguments, it is important to select information that is accurate and current. As you browse through information sources, to determine their relevance to your writing project, you need to consult a variety of sources (e.g., authors, publications, institutions, etc.) that support and challenge your claims and ideas. When you consult a variety of sources, you are contributing to the accuracy of information sharing. Scholarly writers seek to avoid sharing inaccurate, incomplete, mis-leading, and out-of-date information. It can be challenging to determine what is a credible<\/a> source and what is not – this is why it is important to evaluate a source before we decide to include it in our writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? These can be related to your interests and hobbies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDid you have any challenges during these experiences? 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In the last chapter, you learned about how to develop research questions. You may be wondering what to do after you\u2019ve crafted a research question or two.<\/p>\n
In this chapter, you will learn about the different types of scholarly<\/a> communication, and understand when to use each type. Searching for information can be overwhelming, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Knowing where to start your search can be challenging. That\u2019s why you\u2019ll learn about options of where to start your information searches, and be introduced to specific information search techniques to make the information search process as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nAfter you narrow your topic and develop a research question, you need to find information sources that will support your claim, thesis, and argument(s) you\u2019re making. This process involves searching for sources, reading or skimming the sources for relevancy, and deciding which ones to include in your paper. Reading and selecting a wide variety of literature will help you develop a solid research argument. For example, when you search for information to use in your paper, your search should also include perspectives that may not align perfectly with your claim – these alternative perspectives can help you think critically about the topic and help strengthen your claim, when you respond to the ideas in your writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nKnowledge and information about a topic can evolve and change quickly as new research is published. As we search for information to back up our research arguments, it is important to select information that is accurate and current. As you browse through information sources, to determine their relevance to your writing project, you need to consult a variety of sources (e.g., authors, publications, institutions, etc.) that support and challenge your claims and ideas. When you consult a variety of sources, you are contributing to the accuracy of information sharing. Scholarly writers seek to avoid sharing inaccurate, incomplete, mis-leading, and out-of-date information. It can be challenging to determine what is a credible<\/a> source and what is not – this is why it is important to evaluate a source before we decide to include it in our writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? 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<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAfter you narrow your topic and develop a research question, you need to find information sources that will support your claim, thesis, and argument(s) you\u2019re making. This process involves searching for sources, reading or skimming the sources for relevancy, and deciding which ones to include in your paper. Reading and selecting a wide variety of literature will help you develop a solid research argument. For example, when you search for information to use in your paper, your search should also include perspectives that may not align perfectly with your claim – these alternative perspectives can help you think critically about the topic and help strengthen your claim, when you respond to the ideas in your writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nKnowledge and information about a topic can evolve and change quickly as new research is published. As we search for information to back up our research arguments, it is important to select information that is accurate and current. As you browse through information sources, to determine their relevance to your writing project, you need to consult a variety of sources (e.g., authors, publications, institutions, etc.) that support and challenge your claims and ideas. When you consult a variety of sources, you are contributing to the accuracy of information sharing. Scholarly writers seek to avoid sharing inaccurate, incomplete, mis-leading, and out-of-date information. It can be challenging to determine what is a credible<\/a> source and what is not – this is why it is important to evaluate a source before we decide to include it in our writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? These can be related to your interests and hobbies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDid you have any challenges during these experiences? 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After you narrow your topic and develop a research question, you need to find information sources that will support your claim, thesis, and argument(s) you\u2019re making. This process involves searching for sources, reading or skimming the sources for relevancy, and deciding which ones to include in your paper. Reading and selecting a wide variety of literature will help you develop a solid research argument. For example, when you search for information to use in your paper, your search should also include perspectives that may not align perfectly with your claim – these alternative perspectives can help you think critically about the topic and help strengthen your claim, when you respond to the ideas in your writing.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nKnowledge and information about a topic can evolve and change quickly as new research is published. As we search for information to back up our research arguments, it is important to select information that is accurate and current. As you browse through information sources, to determine their relevance to your writing project, you need to consult a variety of sources (e.g., authors, publications, institutions, etc.) that support and challenge your claims and ideas. When you consult a variety of sources, you are contributing to the accuracy of information sharing. Scholarly writers seek to avoid sharing inaccurate, incomplete, mis-leading, and out-of-date information. It can be challenging to determine what is a credible<\/a> source and what is not – this is why it is important to evaluate a source before we decide to include it in our writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? These can be related to your interests and hobbies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDid you have any challenges during these experiences? If so, try to identify them (it will be helpful to keep these in mind while you read through the chapter).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nMedia Attributions<\/h2>info<\/a> © roundicon<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>We Are Safe Together<\/a> © Oreste Vinciguerra<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>evaluate<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>paper<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>Think<\/a> © Kirby Wu<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div>definition<\/span>Something that is academic in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template>Something that is trustworthy and reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1589","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions\/2130"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/763"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Knowledge and information about a topic can evolve and change quickly as new research is published. As we search for information to back up our research arguments, it is important to select information that is accurate and current. As you browse through information sources, to determine their relevance to your writing project, you need to consult a variety of sources (e.g., authors, publications, institutions, etc.) that support and challenge your claims and ideas. When you consult a variety of sources, you are contributing to the accuracy of information sharing. Scholarly writers seek to avoid sharing inaccurate, incomplete, mis-leading, and out-of-date information. It can be challenging to determine what is a credible<\/a> source and what is not – this is why it is important to evaluate a source before we decide to include it in our writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? These can be related to your interests and hobbies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDid you have any challenges during these experiences? If so, try to identify them (it will be helpful to keep these in mind while you read through the chapter).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nMedia Attributions<\/h2>info<\/a> © roundicon<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>We Are Safe Together<\/a> © Oreste Vinciguerra<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>evaluate<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>paper<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>Think<\/a> © Kirby Wu<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div>definition<\/span>Something that is academic in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template>Something that is trustworthy and reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1589","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions\/2130"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/763"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a><\/p>\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? These can be related to your interests and hobbies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDid you have any challenges during these experiences? If so, try to identify them (it will be helpful to keep these in mind while you read through the chapter).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nMedia Attributions<\/h2>info<\/a> © roundicon<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>We Are Safe Together<\/a> © Oreste Vinciguerra<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>evaluate<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>paper<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>Think<\/a> © Kirby Wu<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div>definition<\/span>Something that is academic in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template>Something that is trustworthy and reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1589","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions\/2130"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/763"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 –\u00a0Making a Research Argument<\/a>. Keep in mind that you may need to conduct multiple information searches, because your research question and argument may change as you engage with more information sources about the topic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\nQuestions for Reflection<\/p>\n\nWhat past experience do you have conducting information searches? These can be related to your interests and hobbies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDid you have any challenges during these experiences? If so, try to identify them (it will be helpful to keep these in mind while you read through the chapter).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nMedia Attributions<\/h2>info<\/a> © roundicon<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>We Are Safe Together<\/a> © Oreste Vinciguerra<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>evaluate<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>paper<\/a> © Freepik<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li>Think<\/a> © Kirby Wu<\/a> is licensed under a CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div>definition<\/span>Something that is academic in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template>Something that is trustworthy and reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1589","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions\/2130"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/763"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Questions for Reflection<\/p>\n
Something that is academic in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template>Something that is trustworthy and reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1589","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions\/2130"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/763"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Something that is trustworthy and reliable.<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/span>Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1589","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/revisions\/2130"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/763"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1589\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the last chapter, you learned about how to develop research questions. You may be wondering what to do after you\u2019ve crafted a research question or two.\r\n\r\nIn this chapter, you will learn about the different types of [pb_glossary id=\"1352\"]scholarly[\/pb_glossary] communication, and understand when to use each type. Searching for information can be overwhelming, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Knowing where to start your search can be challenging. That\u2019s why you\u2019ll learn about options of where to start your information searches, and be introduced to specific information search techniques to make the information search process as smooth as possible.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n![\"Three](\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/05\/We-Are-Safe-Together.jpg\")
<\/a>\r\n\r\nAfter you narrow your topic and develop a research question, you need to find information sources that will support your claim, thesis, and argument(s) you\u2019re making. This process involves searching for sources, reading or skimming the sources for relevancy, and deciding which ones to include in your paper. Reading and selecting a wide variety of literature will help you develop a solid research argument. For example, when you search for information to use in your paper, your search should also include perspectives that may not align perfectly with your claim - these alternative perspectives can help you think critically about the topic and help strengthen your claim, when you respond to the ideas in your writing.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/05\/evaluate.png\")
<\/a>\r\n\r\nKnowledge and information about a topic can evolve and change quickly as new research is published. As we search for information to back up our research arguments, it is important to select information that is accurate and current. As you browse through information sources, to determine their relevance to your writing project, you need to consult a variety of sources (e.g., authors, publications, institutions, etc.) that support and challenge your claims and ideas. When you consult a variety of sources, you are contributing to the accuracy of information sharing. Scholarly writers seek to avoid sharing inaccurate, incomplete, mis-leading, and out-of-date information. It can be challenging to determine what is a [pb_glossary id=\"1654\"]credible[\/pb_glossary] source and what is not - this is why it is important to evaluate a source before we decide to include it in our writing.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/05\/paper.png\")
<\/a>\r\n\r\nIt is common to gather more resources than you end up using in your paper. The information sources you find during your initial information searches (which may be very broad at the beginning) can come in handy when you want to present counter arguments or alternative perspectives. You will read more on this in Chapter 8 -\u00a0![\"A](\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png\")
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