Speak with a professional.
You might wish to get advice from an expert in your field in order to identify relevant sources for your topic. This person might be someone who has done previous research on similar topics, your teacher or instructor, a senior student, or anybody else who is knowledgeable about your subject. Some of your students may know more about your topic than you do, so you may approach her for assistance in discovering resources.
Make an appointment with your local library.
The librarian can help you get started looking for books on your topic. A reference librarian can tell you what books and sections you could locate for your topic if you phone them. The librarian might be able to assist you find information that no one else has. The librarian can show you how to utilize your library's database as well as its catalogs.
Look through the reference section of your library.
You'll need to locate the library's reference department, which will feature books on your topic. You can look up books in the library catalog by hand, but most libraries now have an online database where you may look for them. By entering the title or author's name, you may search the library database for a book you already know about. If you're not sure what you're looking for, try searching for books based on their subject or theme. Make a mental note of where you found the book and return to that area and shelf to search for it.
Look through the catalog at the library.
The catalog contains bibliographic information on all of the library's books, periodicals, online publications, and newspapers. Catalog cards have long been used in libraries to keep information about all of the library's holdings in one location, but most institutions now now have online catalogs. Some libraries make their online catalogs public, while others provide their students with a PIN that allows them to look for books and periodicals on the library's website.
If you're not sure where to begin, talk to a reference librarian. Students are taught how to utilize library catalogs both manually and electronically at the majority of colleges and institutions. In manual catalogs, catalog cards with bibliographic information such author name, book title, publication, and/or editor and translator are frequent. In addition, the library database will show you where the book is on the shelf and how to obtain it. The catalogs also include ISBNs, or International Standard Book Numbers, which may be used to search for books.
Take a peek at the shelves of books.
You may start browsing for books on the shelf right away if you know a lot about the topic you want to investigate and are familiar with the kind of books you might discover that topic in. Students who are familiar with their subject and have already looked for books on it prefer to skip straight to the shelves.
EDITOR'S SOURCE: Eduprojects
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