Before beginning your search for resources on the SUSS Library website, you may want to take a moment to develop a search strategy. This strategy will help you reflect on your research to improve the relevancy of your searches.
Here are some ways you can develop your search strategy:
- define research topic
- write down the research question clearly
- brainstorm some of the ideas and themes pertaining topic
- identify keywords and phrases
- list all the keywords and key phrases.
- use a Thesaurus to look up variation of words/phrases.
- determine the scope of research
- consider the time frame of your research
- consider the type of resources you need lookup
- identify where to search for these resources
