Presearch is the process of using Google, Wikipedia, or other familiar sources to explore topics and gather basic background info on a topic before delving into further research. Presearch is an important stage in the research process.
1) What is the topic of your inquiry?
2) Use the web, wikipedia, or any search tool of your choosing, to do some preliminary “pre-search” on your topic. Find 3-4 specific sources that are relevant and helpful leads for your research.
Copy the the table below into your own document. Then describe the categories/kinds of sources you found (for example, peer-reviewed scholarly journals, organization websites, popular magazine articles, books from university or scholarly presses, social media posts, etc.), a specific example from that category, and how you know the example source is credible.
