Be Efficient! Find what you want! Research Strategies Be Efficient! Find what you want!

KEYWORD Tips

Combine keywords Use quotations Think of synonyms for keywords (use the thesaurus)

Try different word orders and combinations Don’t use words that are used all the time (the, and, in, a etc.)

Keep them short and specific

Other Suggestions Try a general search first to get some specific keywords you can use in a more specific search

PICKING A GOOD ARTICLE

Try to find keywords in the title Skim the article by reading Topic Sentences

Skim looking for BOLD words Skim looking at headings

Use the Edit-Find feature to look for your keywords