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Keywords

Before you start searching, think about what search terms are relevant to your topic:  what are your keywords?  Use your class readings and notes to identify keywords.

For example, if you were searching for information about the Watsonville cannery strike, you might use the video your instructor shared with you to identify keywords.  Some keywords might be:

  • Strikes, unions, labor 
  • Canneries, food processing, frozen food
  • Women
  • Mexican American, Latina

Advanced Keyword Searching

Once you have identified keywords relevant to your topic, try using AND, OR, and "QUOTES" to combine your keywords while searching.

To limit your results, use the AND

Boolean search using the keywords Cannery AND Watsonville   

To expand your results, use the OR

Boolean search using the keywords Canner OR Frozen food   

To search for an exact phrase, use "QUOTES"

Advanced search in OneSearch using the keywords Watsonville, strike OR union, and cannery OR "frozen food"