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1. SEARCHING:
SUCCESSIVE FRACTIONS STRATEGY

2. Topic Anatomy
IDEA 1
IDEA 2 IDEA 3
• Each topic comprises an intersection of multiple ideas or knowledge
domains
• Successive Fractions simply seeks to identify those ideas successively,
using search results to refine previous search steps

3. Successive Fractions Searching
MAJOR
TOPIC_
Sub-
Topic
Etc.
• This is an intuitive method of searching, where you search first for a
broad area, then use information from the results to continue refining
the topic until you get a manageable set of search results
• Use AND statements between successive search terms

4. EXAMPLE
UAVs
_
Control
• Search first for a broad area of interest: UAV OR unmanned aerial
vehicle OR drone (NOTE: Keywords or Subject Terms may be used)
• Consider topics represented in the results and choose a second area of
interest, repeat until search results are manageable
“Coordination”

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