9Research: Fact-Finding Missions
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
• List seven potential sources of information for business writers.
• Cite four rules for asking questions to get information.
• Give examples of three kinds of questions and explain their usefulness.
• Name two major categories and one subcategory of resources for business research available online.
• Identify five major kinds of reference material available at libraries.
Before you can write, you must have something to say. Chapters 1 and 2 addressed some of the preparations for writing; this chapter will consider how you gather information ...
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