This chapter will help you:

• Explain why library research is a necessary preliminary to your own research.
• Illustrate the difference between relevant information and quality information.
• Describe with examples the difference between search engines and databases.
• Summarize the difference between scholarly, popular, and trade publications.
• List the differences between primary and secondary sources.
• Summarize the difference between search terms and search fields.
• Identify key questions you might ask to assess whether an item of information is credible.
• Discuss the concept of Boolean logic and its use in database research.
• Explain the purpose and nature of a scholarly literature review.
• Identify bibliographic software available for assisting a literature search.