1. Choose a Topic & Formulate a Question
Example:
General Topic
Search Strategy Tip 1:
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Violence
Narrowed Topic
Media
Research Question
What is the effect of violence in the media on children?
2. Identify Keywords
Example:
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Keyword 1
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Keyword 2
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Keyword 3
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violence
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media
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children
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Search Strategy Tip 2:
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AND versus OR
AND: all words must appear. Fewer results.
OR: either or both terms will be found. More results.
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3. Develop Synonyms
Example:
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Keyword 1- Synonyms
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Keyword 2- Synonyms
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Keyword 3- Synonyms
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aggressiveness
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television
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teenagers
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criminal behavior
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video games
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adolescents
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hostility
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movies
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youth
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internet
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4. Create a Search Strategy
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Search Strategy Tip 3:
Using parentheses to create complex queries.
Like: media and violence and (child or children)
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Example:
Basic search strategy:
violence and media and children
Advanced search strategy:
(violence or aggressi*) and (media or television) and (child* or youth)
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Last modified: 2/4/2008 11:00 AM by C. Cicchetti
