Research Process

Start Here:
1. Research to learn more about your topic. Develop background info. Build expertise.
For this paper: Establish the trend
Your topic is broad. Example: Immigration

Use:
*CQ Researcher
*Subject Encyclopedia/Handbooks (IE: Handbook of Immigration)
*Books (introductions/conclusions) / Newspapers
*Google (only to sift through to get to better sources).

Go Here:
2. Focus your topic. Example: There has been an increase in illegal immigration from Mexico the the U.S. (I have defined my terms).
Find specific articles from academics and other credible sources to use as evidence in your paper.
Use:
*Academic Search Premier
*Journal Databases
*Reference Librarians (the reference desk in the library)

For this paper: FOCUS ON CAUSES. CAUSES, NOT EFFECTS.

Causes->Trends
Trend: Economic Collapse in the U.S.
Causes: Unregulated Financial Products; Mortgage crash; greed

For paper find 5-10 academic sources