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GENL 103: Advanced Learning Strategies

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One way to discover topics and keywords is to do some basic searching to get ideas. Some suggestions are:

  • Google it!
  • Look at Wikipedia or another Encyclopedia
  • Find a blog post about your topic
  • Read a magazine or newspaper article about your topic

 

Keywords

KEYWORDS carry some of the most important meanings that will open doors to vast amounts of information. You can develop keywords by searching reference sources, books, websites, and thesauri, among other materials.

Creating keyword lists are important in that you will use these terms to search library tools such as the library catalog and article research databases.