What?

Task Definition
1. What is my research question?
2. What do I already know?
3. What information do I need?

Where?

Search Plan
1. What type of information do I need? For example: general, in depth, current, historical, biographical, issue oriented, other?
2. Review suggested resources, circle ones that fit, prioritize your list.
3. Evaluate resources for significance, accuracy, currency, authority.

Sample Book List
200 Bre Religions of the World
200 Gel How do you spell God?
200.3 Wil Illustrated dictionary of religions
200.9 Arm The battle for God
200.973 Bal Religion in twentieth century America
220.9208 Dau Daughters of the Desert
291 Caw What about religion?
291.17 Rel Religion in politics and society
296 Isa Ask the Rabbi
297 Gul Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions
641.59 Sch The world religions cookbook

Sample Reference Book List
Ref 200.3 Enc Encyclopedia of World Religions
Ref 200.3 Enc Encyclopedia of the World's Religions
Ref 291 Enc Encyclopedia of World Faiths
Ref 291Eer Erdmans' Handbook to the world's religions

Special Collections
Series Title: Cultures of the World
90+ countries represented in this series.

Series Title: World Religions
13 world religions represented in this series

How?

Location & Access
1. Jot down rich words that relate to your topic.
2. Check your words, change your words if your search fails.
3. Focus your search by looking for relationships between elements in your research question.

Dewey catalogs books about religion in the 200's

Words to try for keyword or SUBJECT searching in the NEHS Library Catalog

RELIGIONS
RELIGION AND CULTURE
RELIGION AND POLITICS
RELIGION AND SCIENCE
RELIGION AND SOCIOLOGY
AFRICA--RELIGION
ASIA--RELIGION
BAHAI FAITH
BUDDHISM
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CHINA--RELIGION
CHRISTIANITY
CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS
CHRISTIAN SECTS
CONFUCIANISM
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA--RELIGION
ISLAM

Ancient Religions Assignment
AFRICA, WEST -- HISTORY
AFRICA, WEST -- SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
ART--AFRICA, WEST
ART--OCEANIA
CELTS
CREATION
Creation Stories
FOLKLORE
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA -- NORTHWEST
MYTHOLOGY
OCEANIA