The search process begins with a strategy to take what you have learned with searching for keywords and applying it to different search strategies to find the information you need. 

It also comes with a knowledge of certain resource types. 

Click here to learn more about the different resource types. 

Additionally, there are different types of resources depending on the level of evidence presented, including primary, secondary or tertiary resources. In research, primary sources are preferred over secondary or tertiary sources. 

Click here to learn more about primary resources vs. secondary and tertiary resources. 

If you have successfully gone through the process of editing your search, found the results you like, and saved them, click here.

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