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Research Resources |
Research resources are usually thought of as primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources can be firsthand accounts of actual events written by an eyewitness or original literary or artistic works. They may be letters, official records, interviews, survey results, and unanalyzed statistical data. These sources contain raw data and information, such as the original work of art or immediate impressions. Secondary sources, on the other hand, are usually discussions, evaluations, syntheses, and analyses of primary and secondary source information. You will no doubt use both primary and secondary sources throughout your academic career. When you use them and in what combination usually depends on what your research inquiry is and the discipline for which you are writing. If you are unclear which sources to use, ask your teacher for guidance.
Your research resources can come from your experiences; print media, such as books, brochures, journals, magazines, newspapers, and books; and CD-ROMs and other electronic sources, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. They may also come from interviews and surveys you or someone else designs. You may develop your own field research where you collect data through observation or experimentation.
Your research question and the kind of research you do will guide the types of resources you will need to complete your research. Students today have easy access to a wider range of information than ever before. Conducting research today requires that you understand how to locate resources—in libraries and frequently online—and that you have the skill and motivation to work with librarians and library technology. Identifying and managing those resources within your research project is as important as integrating them into your own words and your research writing voice.
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King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
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Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology
The Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology is published quarterly by Saudi Aramco to provide the company's scientific and engineering communities with a forum for the exchange of ideas and to acquaint the wider scientific and technical communities with Saudi Aramco’s advances ... More
Granting SABIC Technology and Innovation(T&I)
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