F.I.R.S.T. Tutorial

Chapter One: Preparing for Research
In this chapter: Developing a research strategy and a topic, background reading, identifying keywords, using synonyms and related words

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Review of Chapter One: Preparing to Do Research

Okay, you've covered a lot in this chapter! You've:

chosen a topic
done some background reading
identified the keywords and related terms that you're going to try.
Good work! Your research strategy is taking shape!
Next you need to consider what types of information you need and where to look for them. Chapter Two of this tutorial will discuss the most common types of information sources and what tools you can use to locate them.

Test what you've learned!