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Search Strategy Worksheets

Search Strategy worksheet
Use this worksheet to help identify key concepts for your research and list possible search terms to use when searching databases.
Research Journey Worksheet
Research is a process. This worksheet takes you step-by-step through the process of defining your research questions to strategically searching for resources using library databases.

Plan Your Research

Concept mapping, or mind mapping, is a great way to plan your research! Use it to brainstorm keywords and to keep track of the places you've tried or want to search. The links below are to mind mapping tools:

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