Research Process: Getting Started

We have created this page to help undergraduates in gettting started with research. On it we cover the following aspects of the Research Process:

• Choosing a Topic
• The Information Cycle
• Finding Background Information
• Using the DUQSearch online catalog to find books, and periodical databases to find articles
• Finding Scholarly Resources
• Evaluating Information
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Citing Your Sources

Click on the links directly above or the tabs running across the top of the page for information on the various aspects of the Research Process.

If at any time in the research process you need help, Ask Gumberg. Or you can contact me, Ted Bergfelt, the creator of this page. Click to Send Email, or phone me at 412.396.5351. 

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