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Plan your project
Define your subject
Brainstorm
What do you already know?
Group similar ideas
Identify key words and phrases
Make a quest strategy
Gather your tools
Search for information
The Kentucky Virtual Library
The library catalog
Encyclopedia
Reference books: table of contents and index
Magazines and newspaper articles
Dictionary
What if you can't find anything?
1. What is a search engine?
2. How do you search the Internet?
3. For super searchers only
Take notes
The KWL method
Fact finder method
Data sheets
Clustering method (also called mapping or webbing)
Venn diagram method
Note cards
Prints and photocopies
Bibliography page
Use the information
Scan the page first
The five finger test
Is the information true or bogus?
Put it in your own words
Organize the information
Compare and contrast
Put the information in order
Add your own conclusions
Share what you've learned
Ask yourself, "How did I do?"
A final word: Thanks for your help
Link to other resources
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