Defining Keywords, Using Advanced Search

& Library Resources

Background image courtesy of Flickr user Evan.

Bursting the

Filter Bubble

• Explore how search works

• Understand some limitations

of internet search

• Explore tools to maximize

search strategies

Today we will...

How Search Works

Example Topic

Re

ad

ing R

esults

Related Searches

How Search Really Works?

• What surprised you?

• Does this change your view of the information you get through Google?

• Given the information in this video, how might you change the way you search for information?

Research topic:

Sports & Social Change

• Identify key search terms

• Brainstorm

Synonyms (including more academic terms)

Broader Terms

Narrower Terms

• Explore keyword searching

• Practice Google Advanced

Search

• Practice using an SCU

database

• Complete the form

Finding Sources

How

search works

Filter bubbles

Search term

developmentAdvanced

search

Questions?

Lisa Carter

lvcarter@scu.edu

Nicole Branch

nbranch@scu.edu