{"id":128,"date":"2022-04-04T15:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/introduction-to-finding-sources\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T15:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:53:49","slug":"introduction-to-finding-sources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/introduction-to-finding-sources\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Finding Secondary Sources","rendered":"Introduction to Finding Secondary Sources"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h2>What you'll learn to do: Evaluate and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tip_top_left\">\n\nHave you ever heard a song, made a mental note to look up its name, but then forgot all of the words? You remember wanting to hear it again and add&nbsp;it to your workout playlist, but all you remember is a short bit of the tune? How did you go about finding the song?\n\n<img class=\"wp-image-662 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/02\/12215948\/5040978244_e13d821074_z-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Man strumming an electric guitar during a rock concert.\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\">Chances are, you had to:\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out the song's melody. Maybe you hummed the tune for a few friends, or remember that it sounded somewhat similar to another song you already heard, and used that song as a reference point.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out the song's title (\"E.T.,\" \"The Lazy Song,\" \"Born This Way,\" \"Latinoam\u00e9rica\").<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out who performed the song (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Kanye West, Calle 13).<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out which album that song was on (<em>Teenage Dream, Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans, Born This Way,<\/em> <em>Entren Los Que Quieran<\/em>)&nbsp;and if there are other songs you might also enjoy.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out where you can purchase or download the song for the best price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nYou can't\u2014and won't\u2014get what you want without <strong>investigating<\/strong>.&nbsp;And it's really no different with researching.&nbsp;Investigating is essential to your research because the questions you ask and the places you look will give you the results you need to create a convincing and compelling argument.&nbsp;Researching will take time and effort, so it pays off to take the time up front to learn about the best strategies for maximizing your research in order to identify and utilize the best sources.&nbsp;The wrong approach can waste your time and effort and result in a weak&nbsp;paper or report.\n<div id=\"diigolet-csm\" class=\"yellow\">\n\nSo, where do you start investigating? First, you'll want to&nbsp;follow the research process. Once you have a good understanding of your research assignment and goals, you can begin to search for the right sources.&nbsp;In this section, you\u2019ll learn how to follow&nbsp;the research process&nbsp;in order to carefully use search engines and library databases to find articles you'll need to write a top notch paper.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<a style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1a8QbVixFgUe8UydEz4O5bwgsOWlO0-s8hohE1qETo3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a>\n","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: Evaluate and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tip_top_left\">\n<p>Have you ever heard a song, made a mental note to look up its name, but then forgot all of the words? You remember wanting to hear it again and add&nbsp;it to your workout playlist, but all you remember is a short bit of the tune? How did you go about finding the song?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-662 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/02\/12215948\/5040978244_e13d821074_z-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Man strumming an electric guitar during a rock concert.\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/>Chances are, you had to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out the song&#8217;s melody. Maybe you hummed the tune for a few friends, or remember that it sounded somewhat similar to another song you already heard, and used that song as a reference point.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out the song&#8217;s title (&#8220;E.T.,&#8221; &#8220;The Lazy Song,&#8221; &#8220;Born This Way,&#8221; &#8220;Latinoam\u00e9rica&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out who performed the song (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Kanye West, Calle 13).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out which album that song was on (<em>Teenage Dream, Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans, Born This Way,<\/em> <em>Entren Los Que Quieran<\/em>)&nbsp;and if there are other songs you might also enjoy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out where you can purchase or download the song for the best price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can&#8217;t\u2014and won&#8217;t\u2014get what you want without <strong>investigating<\/strong>.&nbsp;And it&#8217;s really no different with researching.&nbsp;Investigating is essential to your research because the questions you ask and the places you look will give you the results you need to create a convincing and compelling argument.&nbsp;Researching will take time and effort, so it pays off to take the time up front to learn about the best strategies for maximizing your research in order to identify and utilize the best sources.&nbsp;The wrong approach can waste your time and effort and result in a weak&nbsp;paper or report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"diigolet-csm\" class=\"yellow\">\n<p>So, where do you start investigating? First, you&#8217;ll want to&nbsp;follow the research process. Once you have a good understanding of your research assignment and goals, you can begin to search for the right sources.&nbsp;In this section, you\u2019ll learn how to follow&nbsp;the research process&nbsp;in order to carefully use search engines and library databases to find articles you&#8217;ll need to write a top notch paper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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