Search Terms
What key terms will you use in searching to help answer this question? Use a Thesaurus or Wikipedia to help with finding key terms/keywords or synonyms.
General, Related Words: Synonyms:
_____________________________ _______________________________
_____________________________ _______________________________
Example:
climate refugees, climate refugee, climate migrants, climate migrant
Inupiat, Inupiaq
Search relevant databases using the keywords you came up with, combining synonyms:
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
AND
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
AND
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
Example:
("climate refugee*" OR "climate migrant*")
AND
(Inupiat OR Inupiaq)
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.
Use a question stem, such as those below, to help write a clear, focused research question:
What is/was the role of ... in ...
What are/were the effects/results of ...
Who/what influenced ... to ...
What is/was the relationship between ... and ...
How does/did ... change ...