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1. One of the most difficult aspects of writing a research paper is determining how narrow to focus your topic.
True
False

 

2. One way to help focus your research paper is to state your topic in the form of a question and isolate the key ideas or concepts. Other questions to ask yourself before you begin your research include?
What is the main idea of my paper?
What specific ideas am I trying to describe or prove?
What academic disciplines does my topic fit into?
What specific aspects of the topic do I wish to consider?

 

3. The majority of published information is now available online.
True
False

 

4. The advantages of searchng for information online include?
it is usually faster, especially when you search across multiple years
you can combine search terms
the information is updated more frequently
the information is more accurate

 

5. The disadvantages of searching for information online includes?
you often get an enormous number of search results, especially when using web search engines
you get a number of false hits, i.e., items that contain your keywords but do not match your topic
you always have to pay extra for the information

 

6. The advantages of searching for information using print indexes include?
they provide subject cross references to other related topics
the information is more accurate
they index material published prior to the invention of full-text online indexes

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