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This guide is designed to guide you through your research for Geology. Some individual sections may have additional suggested resources.
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Research Topic
Finding a good research question is the first step in writing a strong paper. Choose a topic which is not only interesting to you but also appropriate to your capabilities and to the time available. Make sure your question is focused well and stated clearly. Ask your professor or a librarian for feedback.
Without a good question it is difficult to determine the terminology for your search. If you don't have a well-defined research problem, don't panic! At least not yet. Use the library to come up with your research problem. Search Skyline for subject encyclopedias and browse the current periodicals area to see what other researchers are doing. With every thing you read ask, "Why?" or "How would results be different if..?"
Tip: in the discussion section of many research articles the author proposes further areas of inquiry. This means they are giving you ideas!
Through time...
A photographic collage depicting the diversity and evolution of life on Earth through the last 600 million years. The oldest fossils are at the bottom and youngest at the top. The size of each time interval is proportional to its duration. (courtesy of USGS)
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