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.