College Reading and Writing

 In these research pages, you will find information to help you pick a topic, choose keywords to search with, and how to do a literature review.  Remember to email, instant message or call the library with any questions you have regarding finding resources for your assignment - we are here to help!

Check out Colorado State's diverse collection of writing guides for further information: https://wac.colostate.edu/repository/writing/guides

The following research process image from Mississippi College helps you visualize what different steps are involved and how we must often go back a step (or two) to redefine a topic, pick different keyword search terms, and/or locate different information sources.  

The following image is from Mississippi College: