Addison
Information Literacy
STUDY
Finding
Search Words
Once you have your
assignment/topic and have a general research plan, think about the specific
words and phrases that you will use as you search encyclopedias,
library catalogs, magazine databases and the Internet. Where do
you find the "right" words to begin your searching?
Remember this is a process, so you may do the steps more than one time
to gather more/different information.
Objectives for
students:
 Use more than one word and
synonyms to refine your search term or keyword
Adjust
terms in order to get satisfactory search results
Students need to know...
 Where to
begin?? Expand what you know!
Start by activating your background knowledge.
Look for new words that are related to your topic.
Verify what you think you know by exploring the following
sources:
Be a Power Searcher with Synonyms help!
Designed by: Dr.
Elaine E. Buch
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