Writing 120B: Bodies in Motion

Research & Instruction Librarian for Student Engagement

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302 Rolvaag Memorial Library
1510 St. Olaf Avenue
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057

Subjects: Africa and the African Diaspora, American Conversations, American Studies, Creative Writing, Gender and Sexuality Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies

It's important to familiarize yourself with a topic before you begin doing more specific and extensive research.

Background research will help you:

Narrow your topic and focus your research question
Find historical information, trends, agreements and disagreements, related to the topic, and uncovers gaps in your knowledge
Learn the context of a topic -- the who, what, when, where, why, and how
Uncover keywords you can use to do more extensive research
Find additional sources on your topic

Call Number: GV567 .E486 2006 (Reference Room)

Available online.

Available online.

Call Number: GV567 .E56 1996

Call Number: GV706.8 .H36 2012

Call Number: GV567 .B48 2005 (Reference Room)

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