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Library Tutorial for College Success

Keywords

1. WATCH: Two-minute video from Augustana Library on Key Concepts and Keywords.

Why does it matter?

2. ASK YOURSELF: What are the main ideas/concepts in your research question? What search terms do you think will get you the most relevant results?

EXAMPLE: See the example below for how to determine the key concepts in a research question. Your key concepts are your first search terms. From these terms, brainstorm additional related terms to increase your ability to find relevant sources.

Example

in the question, what effect has the #metoo movement had on the film industry, the main ideas are #metoo and the film industry

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