1 .		Interview professors with expertise in the discipline of your research project. Find out what key journals the professor would recommend. Then find out whether they can be found in your library or through one of the library databases. Summarize what you learned in the box provided.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		Analyze one of the key journals in the field where you are conducting your research. What style for citations and bibliographies or lists of references do they follow? Do they begin with an abstract? What other characteristics of the articles did you observe? Report your observations in the box provided.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
3 .		What kinds of research do faculty with expertise in the discipline of your research do? Read several research articles to familiarize yourself with samples of the research. In the box provided, summarize what you have learned as a result of reading them.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
4 .		To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end. Answer directly below each question: a. What topic have you selected or what topic possibilities have you discovered for your research? b. What limitations in sources have you discovered about your topic or topics? c. What standard library sources will you consult? d. What online library resources will you consult? e. How can a reference librarian help you? f. Do the possible topics you are thinking of lend themselves more to Web research or to research with print sources and library databases? g. Are their collections of resources already available on the Web that others have gathered? What are they? h. What aspects of your possible topic(s)are really intriguing? i. What do you already know about your possible topic(s)? j. What do you need to find out?