1. Smart Research Strategies: Why bother with this tutorial?

Have you ever spent a couple of hours searching for something, and even though you managed to find enough information to sink a ship, none of it was exactly what you needed? Perhaps what you were lacking was a strategy for your research.

After completing this tutorial you will be able to:

• Describe the steps of a research process for finding the best materials and in the most efficient way
•  Make decisions on content level (from basic to advanced), currency, and depth in order to find the right materials for your needs
• Locate data to support your statements