Introduction
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You've selected your topic, defined your research question and found relevant key concepts and terms to search for. Now you're ready for the next step: determining where to look for information. You can use Google and various databases, including those managed by the HAN Study Centre. Before you start your search, consult the overview below to help you find relevant information.
| Information source ↓ | Type of question ↓ | Material ↓ | Channel / route ↓ | Links ↓ |
| People | Practical questions | Lecturer, fellow student, work placement supervisor, parent | Ad hoc or by appointment, school, home | |
| Websites | General, practical knowledge questions Background information | Wikipedia, organisation websites, etc. | Google or another search engine such as Startpage.com duckduckgo |
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| Books | Knowledge questions, curriculum, theory questions | Textbooks, method materials, specific literature | Study Centre, HAN Catalogue, WorldCat | |
| Journal articles | Topical questions, important themes per discipline |
Papers and digital journals Websites of professional journals |
HAN Catalogues, WorldCat, online journals, HAN Quest, Google, Google Scholar | |
| Newspaper articles | Topical questions, background information | National and international newspapers: special reports, current events, reviews, etc. |
Newspapers, Nexis Uni Newspaper websites, etc. |
Delpher |
| Articles in academic journals | A wide range of specific questions | Statistical data, audio-visual material, theses, bibliographies | General or subject-specific databases, each with their own instructions | |
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Patents/ Copyrights |
Specific questions about inventions | Patented inventions | Specific database with its own instructions |
NENconnect |