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This module covers topic selection and how to create a search strategy.

When you have completed this section of LINKS you should be able to:

  • ask better research questions


  • broaden or narrow a topic

  • identify keywords for a topic

  • understand the difference between keyword and subject searching

  • use phrase searching, connectors, truncation, wildcards and nesting in constructing a search strategy

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Resources for Librarians and Educators, Credits
 Original LINKS material © 2003-2004 by Lansing Community College. Modified by Jacqui DaCosta, Marc Meola, Colleen Webber and Matthew Winkel (The College of New Jersey © 2008). Further modified by John T. Oliver (The College of New Jersey © 2011-2013). LINKS is based upon Searchpath © by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University which incorporates material from TILT, a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office for the University of Texas System Digital Library, © 1998-2002.

This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the LINKS Open Publication License.