Identifying Keywords-3


Keyword Searching

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 neanderthal burial, some keywords might be:

  • Neanderthal, neandertal
  • Burial, funeral, ritual, rite, ceremony
  • Remains, fossils, sites
  • Sites, such as Shanidar

Advanced Keyword Searching

Once you have identified relevant keywords for your topic, use these tricks to combine them for better search results.

To limit your results, use the AND

Boolean search using the keywords "burial" AND "Neanderthal"

To expand your results, use the OR

Boolean search using the keywords "Neanderthal" OR "Neandertal"

To search for an exact phrase, use "QUOTES"

To limit your results, switch from an "Any field" search to a "Subject" search

Advnaced search in OneSearch using the terms neanderthal OR neandertal as a subject search, "burial sites," and ritual OR rite OR ceremony