Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Research topic: __________________________________________________________________
Objectives: Identify audiences, manage sources retrieved, budget time and money.
1. Who are your potential audiences and how will you communicate with them? (E.g. formally or informally? Writing or visual presentation?)
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2. To the best of your knowledge at this time, what do you want to accomplish with this research? (Describe in a few sentences)
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3. Do you have a predisposition about the topic of your research? Do
you already have a particular view point or belief about your research topic?
If so, describe and justify?
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4. In a few sentences, describe some alternative viewpoints concerning
this topic that stand in opposition to your own.
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5. Do you need current or historical information, or both types of infomraiotn in order to support your perspective on your topic?
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6. Do you need to use the interlibrary loan service to borrow materials from other libraries? If so, how much time do you have?
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7. Do you have a deadline for your research?
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8. How much money do you want to spend on copying, printing, etc.?
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