Search for Information
Search Terms
What key terms will you use in searching to help answer this question? Use a Thesaurus or Wikipedia to help you with synonyms.
General, Related Words: Synonyms:
_____________________________ _______________________________
_____________________________ _______________________________
Example
Water purifiers, filtration stations, water filters, water filtration, filtration systems
Search relevant databases using the keywords you came up with, combining synonyms:
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
AND
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
Example:
("water purifier*" OR "filtration station*" OR "water filt*" OR "filtration system*")
AND
(university OR campus OR college)
Tip:
If you are searching for a phrase, put it in quotes. If you have a word that you want to search for the singular and plural form, truncate it with * (refugee* searches for refugee or refugees)
These are examples of Boolean Searching, which is described in depth on this guide, provided by CSUN.
Boolean Operators
