A Cycle of Revolving Research
When first learning about a topic you can start and move to any point in the research cycle depending on the type of information you need. Points in the research cycle include:
- Basic facts and overview of the topic, such as you would find in reference materials
- Interviews and details from the time of the event and editorials or opinion based analysis, such as you would find in newspapers or magazines.
- Background and in-depth information, such as you would find in books.
- Scholarly research and analysis, such as you would find in academic articles.
