Create a Search

Research Question or Topic: ______________________________________________________________________ Key words from your topic (hint: nouns from research question above): ____________ ______________ ______________ Synonyms / alternate terms or spellings? ______________ _________________ __________________ ______________ Use one of the charts below to create a search using the keywords/terms you identified above: Search Creation Chart 1 (combine different keywords using AND):

and and Search Creation Chart 2 (combine synonyms with OR; group synonyms with parentheses):

( or ) and ( or ) Note: only use parentheses around two+ synonyms when combining them with other keywords using AND. Hints:

q AND to combine different concepts (elderly and depression) q OR to combine synonyms or words with similar meanings (education or learning or pedagogy) q Double quotes around phrases of 2+ words ("United States") q Use dictionaries, thesauri & specialized encyclopedias to expand your list of keywords q Searching is not an exact science; try different searches and see what works

Example:

q Topic: What is the impact of global warming on polar bears? q Main concepts: global warming, polar bears q Possible synonyms/alt terms: climate change, Ursus maritimus q Concept map 1: "global warming" and "polar bear" and habitat q Concept map 2: ("global warming" or "climate change") and ("polar bear" or "Ursus maritimus")