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Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Finding Academic Articles

What Are Keywords And Why Are They Important

University of Houston Libraries Oct. 29, 2020
(1:49)

Searching Databases with Keywords

Leonard Lief Library Lehman College
This video defines keywords, and demonstrates how to develop and refine keywords for library database searches
(3:14)

Boolean Operators: How to Connect Keywords in a Search

Lexi Spry, UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies.

Library Assignment

Click on the Library Worksheet linked above; it is available in Microsoft Word and as a PDF.

If opening in Word, click on "Enable Editing" at the top of the Word document in order to type in the form.  If you prefer, you can print out the blank worksheet and fill it in manually. 

Answer questions 1 - 6 on the worksheet after watching all four videos (10 minutes total viewing time).

Please print and bring the completed worksheet with you to the library session.

Please contact me if you have any questions or problems with the assignment; my contact information is on the Home page of the guide.

Thank you!