COMM 20 Marriage & Partnership Research Assignment

General Search Strategy

• Identify keywords and synonyms for your selected topic
• Start with a keyword search to get an idea of what and how much information is available on your topic
• If a keyword search returns too few results, try a broader search term to retrieve more records
• If a keyword search returns too many results, try a narrower search term to retrieve fewer records
• To refine your search, consult the thesaurus for the descriptors or subject headings used for your particular topic