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Unit 5: How can I find information?

Think of a topic in your subject area - perhaps an essay title from later on in the term. Now fill in the boxes below to formulate your keyword search:


Keys

Step 1 - Divide your topic into key concepts:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Signpost

Step 2 - For each of the key concepts above think of possible keyword variations:
1. or or
2. or or
3. or or
4. or or  

Mathematical equation

Step 3 - Now put it all together:
Concept 1: or or
AND/OR/NOT
Concept 2: or or
AND/OR/NOT
Concept 3: or or
AND/OR/NOT
Concept 4: or or

Once you have formulated your key words or key concepts search you can enter them into databases, search engines and the Library Catalogue to retrieve relevant information for your topic.

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