2. Research & Search Tips
Identify:
Topic
Keywords
Synonyms & related terms
3. Topic & Keywords
O Voting laws and the
presidential election
O Other possible search terms:
- Voting rights
- 2012
- Identification requirements
4. “Phrase searching”
Searches for words in exact
order, as a package.
O “Great Depression”
O “Digital Divide”
O “19th Century” or
“Nineteenth Century”
5. AND: Focuses a search
O “Voter rights” AND election
O India AND culture AND
customs
6. OR: Broadens a search
Washington DC OR District of
Columbia