General Research Methods: Special Guide Gals Have To Read!
When you think of general information what comes to your mind? Something not very specific and you are not quite sure where you would want to start looking, right? What if the information your attempting to obtain is from maybe 50 or maybe 100 years ago? Would you starting looking at the library? They after all have a ton of books.
Looking there would be neat since it is filled with books and the old ones have that old smell to them. It is like taking a step back in time to when the book was written and you feel transported back to that very time.
But, lets get down to the best tools you can use and that is the information super highway which is the internet. It could easily take you 200 lifetimes and you still would not be able to put a dent into all of the information that is on the net now and is coming on the net daily. Start trying to find information on what you are searching for at public domain sites and government sites. Also, try some of the many other specific search engines that could help you that are on your topic as well.
What type of information are you looking for exactly, there are sites only for pdf’s, mp3’s, doc’s, text files, power point presentations, mind maps, software, scripts, programs, games, maps, mountains, gems, toys, plants, animals and tons of other ones as well.
The brass tacks of the matter is that you have to come up with a simple plan of attack for this to work for you. After figuring out what you are attempting to find and how you want the information delivered to you AKA the format. You will need to then decide what you are going to use the info for once you get it.
It seems like a lot of work, right? But all research really is hard work to be exact. Notice how I was first discussing general information but then gradually moved on to more specific information and how you need to go step by step until you get to the very nugget of information your trying to unearth? Which is called a Niche in its simplest form.
Now, once you have drilled down to this very specific Niche such as “how to feed a purple goldfish on the weekend” you will then know it is a niche and you are doing your work correctly.
I bet the thought has crossed your mind about who the heck am I, exactly? I have been in one form or another doing this type of research for approx. 15 years give or take a year. I find it rewards and fascinating how I am able to be find something that people would not even try to find. This is my passion and I hope you enjoy it as well. The above should set you on the right course to drill down and maybe find what your looking for. I wish you the best of luck on your quest for knowledge.
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