ART 090 016 Botanical Illustration: How Can Drawing Help You Understand Botany?

Library, Biodiversity Heritage. Joannis Raii Synopsis Methodica Avium & Piscium. 30 June 2021. Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/51280790592/. Photo.

The purpose of this guide is to aid you in doing research for your Big Question Seminar. This guide will provide training and information about:

• The research process (this page)
• How to distinguish different types of sources (Understanding Source Types page)
• How to evaluate the sources that you find (Evaluating Sources page)
• Where to find scholarly sources (Finding Sources page)
• How to cite (Citing Sources page)

You will get the most out of this guide if you navigate through all the pages, but feel free to jump to a specific page if you are in a hurry. If you need help with the writing process, the following resource can help you:

Research can be fun and exciting as you expand your knowledge and learn new things, but it can also be frustrating and messy. The Research Process is a way to manage your research so that it does not overwhelm you. Important points to remember are:

• The research process is iterative, not linear! For example, as you progress in your research, your topic may change or narrow in scope.
• Writing is a part of the process and is usually the deliverable, but it is also an important tool to use when brainstorming a topic and when synthesizing the resources you have found.