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There is software available that automatically formats your paper, handles all necessary Word functions, automates citing references, and includes the most sophisticated input verification technology on the market. Whether you are writing a research paper, writing a dissertation or thesis, or simply creating a term paper, this software is the right choice for you.
 

 
 

Research

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? - Albert Einstein


How to Start Research?

Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein

If you have imagination, motivation and drive, you can conduct research.

Go Step-by-Step

Step 1
: Formulate your research topic as a question. Identify the keywords in your topic.

Step 2: Try to find out everything whatever has been done in the field of your research.

Step 3: Look up your keywords in directories, read articles in these directories, study websites and set the background for your research.

Step 4: Use online directories by applying keyword searching to find books and journals. Also, use subject searching for wide-ranging subjects.

Step 5: Use indexes to find articles, citations to articles or abstracts. The indexes and abstracts can be either in print or in computer-based formats. You can search articles by the author, title, or keyword. 

Step 6: Accumulate citations and information about the sources for referencing purposes.

Step 7: Select, analyze and evaluate information critically.

Step 8: Cite your sources. Use a standard format.

Step 9: Use Directories to find reliable information.
 

Directories


If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected. - Bill Gates


There are places where you will find thousands of links to websites, organized by subject; these are called Directories. While in Search engines results are determined by software, directories are sorted out by human hand. They are organized by subject where you can start searching with a general title and move towards more specific groups. On the other hand, search engines look for data that will match keywords, irrespective of subject. Directories are convenient for researchers who approximately know what they are looking for but need some suggestions how to narrow their topics.


Two Types of Directories

There are two types of directories, open and closed. In open directories you can find valuable websites; open directories are usually free and available for everybody. In closed directories (they are not free) the entries are evaluated by experts of specific fields, therefore the information is usually more reliable than in open directories or search engines.

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