<h3><strong>Starting your Research: Defining an Information Need</strong></h3>
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<li><a href="/id0904f67a804f66c9">General Reference Sources</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/research_tools/research_guides/glossary.shtml">Vocabulary of Commonly-used Library Terms</a></li>
<li><a href="/id0904f67a804f7e8b">Understanding the Research Assignment</a></li>
<li><a href="/id0904f67a804f9e6f">Narrowing your Topic and Developing a Thesis Statement</a></li>
<li><a href="/id0904f67a804fce92">Brainstorming Keywords</a></li>
<li><a href="/id0904f67a80503c75">Developing a Search Strategy</a></li>
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<p align="right"><a href="/id0904f67a803649f2"><strong>Continue to Step 2: Locating and Accessing Information</strong></a></p>