SCHOLARLY ONLINE CATALOG & DATABASE SEARCH STRATEGIES
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BEFORE DOING ANY ONLINE SEARCHING, spend about 5 minutes or so writing out a search strategy. While this may seem tedious to do at first, it will save you time in the long run. Use the worksheet you see to your right to jot down your TOPIC, THESIS, and some information you believe you'll need to discuss in your essay: Use the table on the right to jot down words or phrases that fit your topic. You can use these words later for BOOLEAN searching. The linking word AND is particularly useful. For example, typing "apples AND oranges" gets you all items in BGSU's catalog that have both APPLES and ORANGES. If you type "apples OR oranges", you would get all records that have apples in it, as well as all records that have oranges in it (See Boolean Operators).<< Return to previous page Go to page 3 of 3 >> |
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1. State in one phrase or sentence your TOPIC. What is your essay about? Example: SOPHISTICATED ONLINE SATELLITE MAPPING 2. State in one sentence your THESIS. What do you want to debate or analyze about your topic? Example: Satellite mapping systems should become more prevalent and affordable in future automobile designs. 3. List any and all information you believe you will need to cover in discussing your topic in depth: Example: • Explain what online satellite mapping is. • Explain how online satellite mapping is currently used by the automobile industry. • Explain how and why it should be more prevelant and affordable. • Explain the challenges to making online satellite mapping more prevelant and affordable.
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