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 * Improving your Research **

What is research? Research is what you do to learn more about a subject or topic! During International Relations, and whenever you are preparing for an MUN conference, you will often have to research issues, current events, delegations, countries and even parts of the UN!

//But are all resources equal?// **NO!** //Are all sources of information the same?// ** OF COURSE NOT! ** So which resources should you use? How do you find high quality sources of information? How do you avoid BAD sources of information? It is these questions that the documents on this page, and the links on this website will help you answer! = = =1. Using Websites=

As part of MUN and IR, most of the research that you do will likely be done using your computer and using the internet. While the internet is an amazing source of information, it is also an amazing source of POOR QUALITY information.

Being able to tell which websites are good and which websites are bad is skill that you need to develop! But how do you tell the differnce? Read these handouts to start thinking and learning about the quality of information you can find on the internet!

Handout #1: "The 5 Ws" This handout will help you quickly scan a website and decide if it is of use to you or not.



Handout #2: "The Website Evaluation Checklist" This handout is a very detail list of things that you want and don't want to find on a website as you do your research!



=2. Using the Library=

=3. Citations and Bibliographies=

Handout #1: Bibliography Format This handout will help you format a bibliography for any type of resources during your research.



Website #1: Purdue Owl MLA Format This website will help you when citing sources for your research.

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