Brainstorm Keywords
Step 2: Brainstorm Keywords
Here you need to...
- figure out the main concepts from your topic/research question (getting background information helps with this step!), then
- brainstorm alternate keywords to use when searching.
See below for examples and help.
Generating Keywords
Finding More Keywords
You can keep finding keywords even after you've started searching!
Find a good article? Use the "Keywords" or "Subjects" in the citation to find keywords that match your topic.
Credo Keywords
- CREDO ReferenceSearches over 1000 reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries (English and foreign language), thesauri, books of quotations, as well as a range of subject-specific reference books.
Use the "Mind Map" feature in Credo to find new keywords!
