How to Research Almost Anything: A Canadian Guide for Students, Consumers and Business

In How to Research Almost Anything, authors Stephen Overbury and Susanna Buenaventura show you how to find your way through the information you need when you need it. They explain how to find the right person to ask and how to ask the questions that get to the answers. In interviews with more than a dozen research experts-from a novelist to a police detective and private eye to a genealogist to journalists and librarians-they uncover the secrets of great research. Their tips and anecdotes are both informative and entertaining.

Whether you are a novice researcher or a professional information gatherer-or somewhere in between-this book will show you how to:
-Follow the trail to find a missing relative or long lost love
-Look into provincial files to uncover useful negotiating information when buying a home
-Use court records to discover how many claims similar to yours have been brought against an individual
-Investigate companies before making an investment or applying for a job
-Check out resumes and references to screen job applicants
-Gather competitive information/do market research AND find other facts you need! Overbury and Buenaventura also sort through the multitude of information sources open to us all. They explain what information is available and where you can find it-which level of government keeps which records, how the court system works, and what are the best finds in a library.