Plan & PErform a Search

SELECT RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Prepare one or more questions to guide your research and choose a search engine. What do you want to know, and how will you find it?

EXTRACT

One way to identify key words is to highlight them in your research questions.

APPLY

Put your search strategies to work. Add quotation marks, use a minus sign, or specify what type of information you need.

RUN

Run a search on the terms you have chosen and review your results. Verify your results by checking multiple sources.

CHART

Avoid repeating work you have already done by jotting down what you've searched for and where you've searched for it.

PLAN & PERFORM YOUR SEARCH:

• SELECT
• EXTRACT
• APPLY
• RUN
• CHART