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Research Search Record:StepsSearch StrategyWrite a clear topic statement:Select the keywords from your topic statement.Usually 2 or 3 keywords give better results.Keyword AKeyword BKeyword CBased on the keywords you identified above, select synonyms, related terms, and alternative forms of each of these keywordsKeyword A SynonymsKeyword B SynonymsKeyword C SynonymsSearch Strategy 1: Formulate a search strategy using Boolean operators (‘AND’/’OR’) to connect your bine synonyms with OR. Combine different ideas/concepts with AND.Keyword A SynonymsororANDKeyword B SynonymsororANDKeyword C SynonymsororSearch Strategy 2:Formulate a search strategy using Boolean operators (‘AND’/’OR’) along with your keywords. Combine synonyms with OR. Combine different ideas/concepts with AND.Keyword A SynonymsororANDKeyword B SynonymsororANDKeyword C SynonymsororSelect appropriate search tools (i.e. library catalogue, an article research database, etc.)SearchTake your search strategies from above and insert them in the database you selected.Review results and revise searchNot enough results? Revise your search terms and/or remove one of your keywords to broaden your results.Too many results? Use limits (scholarly journals, or by publishing year, etc.) and/or add another keyword to narrow your results.HINT: Once you have found an appropriate source (i.e. book, journal article, etc.) for your research topic, remember to search its bibliography and locate those references at the library. Their sources may make excellent sources for you and save you time.StepsSearch StrategyWrite a clear topic statement:Discuss the prevalence and use of marijuana by teenagers in Arizona.Select the keywords from your topic statement.Usually 2 or 3 keywords give better results.Keyword AmarijuanaKeyword BteenagersKeyword CArizonaBased on the keywords you identified above, select synonyms, related terms, and alternative forms of each of these keywordsKeyword A Synonymsteens, adolescents, adolescence, youth, young peopleKeyword B Synonymscannabis, pot, weed, reefer, dope, doobie, sticky icky, …Keyword C SynonymsArizona, Arizonans, Phoenix, Tuscon, Flagstaff, Yuma, …Search Strategy 1: Formulate a search strategy using Boolean operators (‘AND’/’OR’) to connect your bine synonyms with OR. Combine different ideas/concepts with AND.Keyword A SynonymsteensorteenagersoradolescentsANDKeyword B SynonymsmarijuanaorcannabisorpotANDKeyword C SynonymsArizonaorArizonansorPhoenixSearch Strategy 2:Formulate a search strategy using Boolean operators (‘AND’/’OR’) along with your keywords. Combine synonyms with OR. Combine different ideas/concepts with AND.Keyword A Synonymsadolescentsoryoung peopleoryouthANDKeyword B SynonymsmarijuanaorpotorweedANDKeyword C SynonymsPhoenixorArizonaorTucsonSelect appropriate search tools (i.e. library catalogue, an article research database, etc.)ASU library catalogue article database, Academic Search Premierarticle database, Lexis-Nexis Google?SearchTake your search strategies from above and insert them in the database you selected.Review results and revise searchNot enough results? Revise your search terms and/or remove one of your keywords to broaden your results.Too many results? Use limits (scholarly journals, or by publishing year, etc.) and/or add another keyword to narrow your results.This is what search strategy #1 will look like in an article database, such as Academic Search Premier: ................
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