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Why use the Hekman Library?. Efficient Effective High Quality. Where to start ?. Get background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!. Don’t stop here! Keep researching. Your topic is:. Not current Broad Historic. Origins and development of the hammered dulcimer
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Why use the Hekman Library? Efficient Effective High Quality
Where to start? Get background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!
Don’t stop here! Keep researching
Your topic is: • Not current • Broad • Historic • Origins and development of the hammered dulcimer • Fundamentals of Rastafarianism • History of the sport of rugby
Your topic is: • Current • Narrow • Specific • Damage Asian carp can do in Lake Michigan • Acroustica, a heavy metal band in Iraq and what it means to the youth there • Activities available in Grand Rapids during the winter
If your topic is broad: use the Library catalog
If your topic is specific: use the Research databases
Good Research • Authoritative • Unbiased
Interdisciplinary databases to try: • ABI/Inform • Academic Onefile • JSTOR • PsycINFO • Limit results to “peer-reviewed” or scholarly journals.