Model for Researching

When I research, I start off by googling the topic. I go and read or skim the Wikipedia page on that topic and get a feel of what the topic is about. I don’t use Wikipedia as a source nor do I quote it in my paper. I will find other (reliable) websites so that I could add quotes and be able to source it in my bibliography. Also I like have a book on the topic just to have a published author for citing.