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Module 2: Search Strategies

Complex Search Topics

Almost all search topics are complex, meaning that they have more than one concept or idea and those concepts are connected in particular ways. For instance, if you were researching the ways college students use the Internet in their dorms for recreational purposes, this topic has many aspects.

Graphic of four words in a diamond pattern: students, dorms, Internet, recreation. The words are connected to each other by lines
  • Who - students, specifically college students
  • Where - dormitories
  • Doing what - using the Internet
  • For what reason - recreation
The following pages discuss how to create a search based on a complex topic.

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