NUTR 1503: Nutrition

The next step is to find background information on your topic. Background research: 

• Provides a good overview of the topic if you are unfamiliar with it. 
• Helps identify important facts -- terminology, dates, events, history, organizations, etc.
• Can help refine your topic. 
• Leads to bibliographies, which provide additional sources of information.

Background information can be found in:

• textbooks, 
• dictionaries, 
• general or subject-specific encyclopedias, or 
• article databases.