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Gathering Your Sources

Gathering resources for a research project can seem like a challenge: there are so many variables to consider. This workshop will look at the criteria that should guide your selection of sources.  But it will largely be a tutorial on database searching – for both scholarly articles and books. Moreover, we will look at the relationship between selecting sources and refining a research topic.  I hope you can join us.

Date:
Monday, July 28, 2025
Time:
3:15pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Montclair campus - Sprague Library #203
Audience:
  Undergraduate Students  
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Robert Jensen

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