GEN 103: Information Literacy
Generating Search Terms Worksheet
Purpose
Use this worksheet to develop keywords to use to search for resources related to your research question. Hover over the blue underlined words to read the definitions in the Glossary located at the end of this document.
Search Question
In the space below, enter the research question you have developed.
Major Concepts
List in the table below as many concepts related to your research question as apply. See the
example
table for help creating concepts and
synonyms
to use as search terms. For help identifying synonyms, use this
online thesaurus
.
Note: While your textbook mentions the use of Boolean Operators in databases, you do not need to use them when accessing the University of Arizona Global Campus Library databases. These databases are already equipped to do this for you.
Major Concepts Table
CONCEPT 1
CONCEPT 2
CONCEPT 3
OR
OR
OR
OR
AND
OR
AND
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
Example Major Concepts Table
Search Question: What is the connection between smoking and depression among teenagers?
Major Concepts: List as many as apply. (Example: smoking, depression, teenagers)
CONCEPT 1
CONCEPT 2
CONCEPT 3
smoking
depression
teenagers
OR
OR
OR
cigarettes
mental health
teens
OR
AND
OR
AND
OR
tobacco
mood
adolescents
OR
OR
nicotine
youth
OR
high school students
OR
college students
Glossary
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Annotated bibliography: A list of references with descriptions and a brief summary or critical statement about each one. Return
Boolean Operators: The words “and”, “or”, “not”. Used when searching databases for keywords.
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Concept: Ideas or notions.
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Keyword: Concept or word with significance to your research.
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Research question: The starting point for your research. This question should contain key terms or concepts (ideas) related to your research topic (Soloman, Wilson, and Taylor, 2012).
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Synonyms: Words with same or similar meaning to other words.
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Thesaurus: Tool for identifying synonyms.
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