Finding Information

Develop a search strategy

GIVEN: Keywords and synonyms...
DEVELOP: A search strategy.

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Essay topic:

Examine the ethical issues in the current debate about euthanasia

The search statement:

1. Identify keywords (and synonyms):
   • ethical (moral)
   • euthanasia (mercy killing)
2. Develop key concepts:
   Link keyword and synonym with OR (finds either term) - more
   • ethical OR moral
   • euthanasia OR mercy killing
3. Isolate key concepts with brackets, eg
   • (ethical OR moral)
   • (euthanasia OR mercy killing)
4. Construct a search statement:
   Link key concepts with AND (finds items containing both key concepts):
   • (ethical OR moral) AND (euthanasia OR mercy killing)

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Search - by keyword - using your search statement (animation)