To get started, Look at your topic from a wide lens. As you gather research, using various types of information, narrow down your focus based on the amount of evidence that you find.
Make a list of keywords as you read, so that you can follow those lines of inquiry during further searches.
To access databases and other library services from home, you will be prompted to sign-in through Lawrenceville's EZproxy. When you click link for a Bunn database or service, the log-in screen (pictured below) will appear.
Username: first part of your email address (before the @lawrenceville.org). Example: asinai
Password: your email password
Having trouble with access? Email dgeary@lawrenceville.org and include a description or screenshot of your issue.
Researching current/recent events: When an event or something noteworthy happens, the information about that occurrence goes through a progression of stages. As facts are revealed and discussed, the story about that event becomes richer and often more clear. Information usually starts out on informal channels or through mass media. As time progresses, popular sources of information cover the event. Months and years later, scholarly sources of information may address the event as well.
Look at the timeline of information graphic below. When considering your topic, where in this cycle does it exist? Where might you go to gather information?
Need help evaluating a source? Refer to the SIFT method outlined below. Think link a fact-checker, and read outside the source (look at wikipedia, other websites) to track the reporting on a particular topic.
