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Sources and Information Needs

Joseph Bizup developed the model BEAM to describe the roles sources can play in your research assignment. BEAM stands for Background, Exhibits (or Evidence), Argument, and Method.

Watch the video from Portland State University and review the table below for more on how BEAM can help you complete a research assignment.

 

Portland State University Library.  Using Your Sources:: The BEAM research model. [Video]. https://youtu.be/mR8tcQcr7SE?si=krNtEokdQ7Okm_GQ

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*See Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
**See Background Reading

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