You may not have to perform all nine steps for your assignment, but they will get you started on the right path. Evaluate the information found. You need to have at least a general idea of what topic you want to research before you can get started. It is quite possible you may broaden or narrow your topic after you start the research process. Still you at least need a starting point.
Research is a time consuming process.
It may be necessary to visit the library several times. Also getting material from other libraries often takes several weeks. If not you need to learn more about your topic before you can begin your research. There are several good methods of doing this. One is using an encyclopedia such as Encyclopedia Britannica .