As a library board member, you are asked to write an e-mail to people who have donated books to the library. the message will inform them of an upcoming banquet honoring all supporters of the library. which is the best research approach?
informal. verify the banquet date and time by looking at past invitations in your files and talking to the library staff regarding scheduling. then gather all of the donors’ names and e-mail addresses from the library contact sheet and send the message.
formal. conduct research using outside sources at the library.
formal. conduct experiments in a controlled lab environment on the percentage of books in the library that are donated versus the percentage that are bought.