1. Define your information needs

This module will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

By the end of this module, you will be able to: define your topic to provide focus do background reading to increase familiarity with your topic find known items understand call numbers identify key concepts and map your ideas judge the appropriate quantity of information required differentiate between types of information sources and publications and judge their usefulness to the task at hand, specifically: differentiate between primary and secondary sources distinguish between popular, trade and scholarly periodicals.

First, you need to define your topic.