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Research Process: A Step-By-Step Guide: Get Started

This guide is intended to help you through the steps of the research process.

Creating a Successful Research Project

EasyBib has created a slideshow that walks you through the research process.

Key Resources

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Research Appointments & Services

Research Consultation via Zoom

Having trouble researching a topic for a paper or other project?

Schedule an individual or group research consultation with library staff via Zoom. 

Library staff are available to provide assistance with:

  • Narrowing a topic
  • Locating sources on a topic
  • Identifying appropriate databases in your subject area
  • Evaluating sources for reliability and credibility
  • Searching the web for reliable information
  • Citing sources in-text and on a reference page

Please contact the OSU-OKC Library at 405-945-3251 or okc.reference@okstate.edu to schedule a research consultation.

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Research Process: A Step-By-Step Guide

The Research Process: A Step-By-Step Guide is adapted from the Johnson & Wales University Library's Research Process: A Step-By-Step Guide and used with permission from Merrie Valliant.