The way I research

Since we are talking about researching, I thought I would describe the process in which I do research. This way other people can see how I do it, and it may help them in doing research as well as if they do it a different way that is easier, then they can offer that information to me.

I go about researching something very systematically. An example is I want information on Dacshund breed types, life spans, and coloring. Usually, I go to the internet first because I have found that most information is easily accessible through it. I use Google and break what I am looking for down into sections such as "Dacshund breed types" then "Dacshund life spans", and "Dacshund coloring" if I need to. Something as factual as this usually brings up encyclopedias and other factual based sites that have all the information together.

If I'm looking for more abstract ideas then I have to do a little more searching, but I still use the breaking down into sections method. I use this method when I go into the databases through the library to find more scientific and scholarly articles for term papers, and other projects.

This is what I do. If it helps others great, if someone has a better way of doing things please let me know what you do. That would really help me out.