Brigidine College

Search Strategies

Searching on your own topic

Print out this sheet and use it as a guide.

Steps	Your search terms	Search Engines used (this helps you keep track)
What do I want to know or find out about?
What keywords do I need to use in my search?
Add more keywords to narrow your search.
Group these keywords in a way to make it more precise. Use quotation marks “” to create a phrase.
To further narrow your search use AND + or NOT -
To widen your search use the term OR use the wildcard symbol *
Perform another search in response to outcome using the steps above.

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