Welcome to Research 101!
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This guide talks about library research.
Why be specific? There is another kind of research, sometimes called field research, that involves gathering and digesting data from your own observations. Think science fair projects, for example. You will take a research methods course during your degree program, and that will address field research.
Library research (and internet research) involves gathering and digesting information created by others.