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UGS 303: Tsars and Mystics - Prof. Alexandrova

Pick and Test a Topic

Pick a Topic

Use background information from an encyclopedia to help choose a topic, in the same way you would use Wikipedia.

Test your Topic

Do a search for your topic in the Libraries Search Box or GoogleScholar (see the Find Articles page of the guide). Ask yourself these quesitons:

- Is there enough information my topic to write a paper? If not, make sure to try different search terms before abandoning your topic. Ask me for help!

- Is there too much information on my topic to cover in my paper? If so, think of a narrower aspect of your topic. Look back at your encyclopedia entry or scan the search results to find one and then test your topic again.

 

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