Research Process

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Research Overview
Research is done in cycles. You will complete a series of steps and then repeat the steps again, using the new knowledge you have gained. An illustration of the research cycle appears above.

For successful research, follow these steps: 1. Identify what you know. 2. [[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to lear]. 3. [[Select Records to Search|Select records to searc]. 4. [[Obtain and Search the Records|Obtain and search the record]. 5. [[Use the Information|Evaluate and Use the informatio].