THE SEARCH STRATEGY

Here is a step-by-step process that you can follow to develop your search :

• Choose a topic - select something that interests you or reflects your field of interest.
• Describe your topic in a sentence; this can be your thesis statement.
• Identify the major search concepts - these will serve as the main ideas of your paper.
• Use these keywords to find search terms that match. Try using the database thesaurus to find appropriate search terms.