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Writing 10 (Pravin)
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Writing 10 (Pravin): Key Words & Search Terms
Pre-Instruction Tutorials
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Manage Your Topic
Key Words & Search Terms
Search Strategies
What is a Database?
Resources
Scholarly or Popular?
Evaluating Web Sources
Search Expectations
Resources - Essay 1
Resources - Essay 2
Resources - Essay 3
Avoiding Plagiarism
Citing Sources
Annotated Bibliographies
Key Word Chart
Look for alternate terms for each concept in your topic.
Keywords vs. Subjects
Tips for Finding Keywords & Subject Headings
Use a visual thesaurus like
Snappy Words
,
Visuwords
, or
GraphWords
Use references sources like
Credo Reference
to get background information and key words.
Most EBSCO databases have a tool to help you discover
subject terms
. See
EBSCO Academic Search Complete
> Subject Terms
Most ProQuest databases have a tool to help you discover subject terms: See
PsycInfo
>
Thesaurus
When you find a useful article, look at the database
Subject Headings
and record them as possible search terms.
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