MUSI 205 Research Tutorial Information Collection: Overview
Although you have been gathering information throughout your topic formulation, once you have clearly defined the focus of your topic you are best able to conduct a literature search for information that defines, extends, and supports your defined focus. Now you should be ready to really dive in to the research databases and dig out the literature to support your research topic.
This is the phase where you'll really get to know your library catalog, subject-specific research databases and searching the Internet
Continue to Information Collection: Actions/Strategies »Content in this page was used or adapted with permission from the Workshop on the Information Search Process for Research (WISPR) tutorial created at the University of Calgary.