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Toolkit: Subject Searching

Are you having trouble finding information about your specific topic,like drinking and driving?

The "official subject words" for this topic are drunk driving.

You can save lots of time and frustration by using the official subject words or "descriptors" for your topic.

Warning!
Official subject words may vary from one database to another

How do you find official subject words? Try this 4-step strategy in a useful database
  1. Search by keyword and evaluate the list of results.
  2. Pick a useful item and display information on it.
  3. Write down the official subjects or descriptors and the database name.
  4. Search by subject or descriptor in the same database.

Now, repeat steps 1 to 4 above in other databases.

TIPS!

Stuck for keywords? Check a general thesaurus for words related to your topic.

Found too many or too few? Check the Strategy pages in the Toolkit menu for help.

 

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