This book chapter discusses five "information needs" you may come across while writing your paper:
Identifying which need you are trying to fill can help you decide what types of sources to look for - and where to look for them.
Here are a few resources you can use to gather background information on your field or topic. While these might not be sources you can use for your literature review, they can help you get a better sense of issues and topics of interest in your field so you know what to search for later on.
Use background research to help identify
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