bias - answer a preference for or against something or someone
bibliography - answer a list of information sources about a certain subject
call number - answer a number used by libraries to show both the subject of the book
and its location on the shelf
periodical - answer a journal, magazine, or any other publication produced at regularly
recurring intervals
reference materials - answer books that provide general information and include
dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, directories, handbooks, atlases, guides, and
yearbooks
Beginning the research process starts with what? - answer choosing your topic
What are the characteristics of a "good" topic? - answer Meets the requirement of the
assignment;
Is interesting to you;
Is neither too big or too small (the right size)
What are the "w" questions? - answerWho, what, where, why, when, and how
A concept map is used to brainstorm about your topic. - answerTrue
The most important words and phrases that describe the significant concepts and ideas
of your topic. - answerKeywords
"and," "or," and "not" - answerBoolean operators
What is truncation? - answerSearching for the "root" of a word using an "*"--example
"teen*" to search for teens, teen, teenager, teenagers.
What is phrase searching? - answerSearching for the words next to each other within
quotation marks--example "New Mexico"
Bibliographies - answer+ list of information sources about a certain subject
+ end of encyclopedias, journal articles, and books
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