Below follows some logical questions you should be asking yourself when conducting research of any kind:
What do I need to know?
- Identifying information need
- Asking essential questions
Where can I find what I need to know?
- Brainstorming possible resources
- Identifying likely quality resources
How do I locate and retrieve the relevant information?
- Utilizing resources effectively
- Selecting quality relevant information
How should I use and record the information?
- Gathering information
- Taking notes
- Documenting sources
- Citing sources
- Analyzing
How should I organize the information?
- Integrating, Sorting
- Categorizing
- Grouping
- Outlining
- Synthesizing
What else do I need to know?
- Answering original information needs
- Addressing new questions
How can I share the information?
- Determining an effective format
What have I learned through the process and product?
- Assessing
- Evaluating
- Reflecting