{"id":742,"date":"2018-02-12T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T23:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-businesscommunicationmgrs\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=742"},"modified":"2024-05-08T20:03:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:03:35","slug":"introduction-to-finding-sources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-businesscommunicationmgrs\/chapter\/introduction-to-finding-sources\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Finding Secondary Sources","rendered":"Introduction to Finding Secondary Sources"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: Evaluate and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"tip_top_left\">\r\n\r\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\u00a0it to your workout playlist, but all you remember is a short bit of the tune? How did you go about finding the song?\r\n\r\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:\r\n<ul>\r\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>\r\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out the song's title (\"E.T.,\" \"The Lazy Song,\" \"Born This Way,\" \"Latinoam\u00e9rica\").<\/li>\r\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>\r\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>)\u00a0and if there are other songs you might also enjoy.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Investigate<\/strong> to find out where you can purchase or download the song for the best price.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou can't\u2014and won't\u2014get what you want without <strong>investigating<\/strong>.\u00a0And it's really no different with researching.\u00a0Investigating 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.\u00a0Researching 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.\u00a0The wrong approach can waste your time and effort and result in a weak\u00a0paper or report.\r\n<div id=\"diigolet-csm\" class=\"yellow\">\r\n\r\nSo, where do you start investigating? First, you'll want to\u00a0follow the research process. Once you have a good understanding of your research assignment and goals, you can begin to search for the right sources.\u00a0In this section, you\u2019ll learn how to follow\u00a0the research process\u00a0in order to carefully use search engines and library databases to find articles you'll need to write a top notch paper.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","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\u00a0it 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>)\u00a0and 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>.\u00a0And it&#8217;s really no different with researching.\u00a0Investigating 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.\u00a0Researching 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.\u00a0The wrong approach can waste your time and effort and result in a weak\u00a0paper or report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"diigolet-csm\" class=\"yellow\">\n<p>So, where do you start investigating? First, you&#8217;ll want to\u00a0follow the research process. 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