JStor is a digital library of academic journals, books and primary sources. To gain access students must create an account. This database is particularly useful for senior students wanting to access academic journals for authoritative content.
Developing a strong research question takes time and effort. You will need to keep coming back to the question and ask yourself is this feasible? Use the following example to draft your question.
This investigation + explores/reports on/seeks to understand + how/what/why + idea/problem/activity + for who + at where
Another approach is to apply Backward Design Principles to question drafting:
What is the answer/outcome/learning we want to get? How will we get there? What do I need to specifically ask to get to that answer (question parameters)?
Literature Searches Require a Strategy
1. Define parameters:
2. Determine scope:
3. What types of articles: theoretical, review, commentary, empirically based, historical - blogs, websites, videos etc
4. Use databases!
5. Begin the seach
6. Generate articles, begin notetaking and create a reference list
Bloom's Literature is a great resource for students when studying authors and texts in-depth.
There is no single way of taking notes. Browse these resources to find what suits you.
Goodreads is a website where you can save booklists and share what you are reading with friends. You can write reviews and read what other people think of books you are interested in reading. You can also explore Listopia where thousands of booklists are created for you to delve into.
The Secret River by 
The Quiet American by
While the French Army in Indo-China is grappling with the Vietminh, back in Saigon a young and high-minded American named Pyle begins to channel economic aid to a "Third Force." Caught between French colonialists and the Vietminh, Fowler, the narrator and seasoned foreign correspondent, observes: "I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused." As young Pyle's policies blunder on into bloodshed, the older man finds it impossible to stand aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and to himself: for Pyle has robbed him of his Vietnamese mistress.
Taboo by