Learn how to use keywords in a search.
Keyword - A keyword search looks for words anywhere in the book or articles record. Keyword searches are a good substitute for a subject search when you do not know the standard subject heading.
Subject Headings - Words or phrases assigned to books and articles by the author. Subject headings are used to index the book or article in the database.
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For more information on keywords, phrase searches, and choosing a topic go to The Research Process guide.
This guide is based on the Information Literacy Tutorial from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Information Literacy Tutorial by Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Based on a guide at guides.library.uwm.edu.