Working for a custom essay writing service allows me the opportunity to be exposed to many different types of assignments across all disciplines. Though most of my assignments are in sociology, philosophy, history, education and other fields that are not as technical as medicine or physics, for example, I still receive a continuing education of sorts by doing research for the custom essays that I write. This is one of the many benefits of the job!

Sometimes I will get an assignment and simply start to do my research to locate the sources that I will use. Other times I will have to do some work to gain familiarity with the topic so that I can understand it better before I even begin my research. This typically means that I will start Googling and looking on the web for something to help me understand the job that I am working on. This is especially true if it is a higher level assignment, or a longer research paper that I need to write, because I require a deeper understanding of the topic in order to do a good job.

Wikipedia is a good resource for this purpose, especially if the assignment does not provide any material and I am not familiar with a concept or some of the terminology that is used in the assignment.One of the challenges of writing a custom essay finding the information without having the ability to access an online university library. 

Another good place to look are web pages that are maintained by university departments. I like to check the domains and look for .edu; is a quick way to sort through the information. I could filter my results, but I do not like to exclude the possibility of stumbling across something, not matter where it comes from. The content in these websites is generally peer-reviewed, and usually very in-depth. This often becomes part of the essay that I will write, either as a result of the understanding that I gain or perhaps even as a cited reference in the finished product.

When I have a comfort level with the material and am ready to begin, I generally use Google Scholar or a database like JSTOR to find peer-reviewed articles from academic journals. Sometimes the essays or research papers that I write require that all of the sources used come from journals, and I like to include them regardless. Of course, there is other material that I use that comes from places besides journals. I often cite official statistics maintained by the U.S. Government, or a document, such as the constitution, that I can cite from an official site. Anything with a .gov domain is a good bet when looking for information such as this.

Researching is one of the most important, and most interesting parts to writing an essay, research paper or any other type of assignment. Knowing where to look and when I need to understand something better before I write are both crucially important to writing the best that I can for our customers.