This module covers topic selection and how to identify keywords to search your topic.

When you have completed this module you should be able to:

• broaden or narrow a topic
• identify keywords for a topic
• use connectors and truncation in constructing an online search
• explain the difference between keyword and subject searching

Resources for Librarians and Educators, Credits
Original Searchpath material © 2008 by the John F. Kennedy University Libraries. JFKU Searchpath 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 Searchpath Open Publication License.