ENGL 4 (Hickman) SU23

Improve your Search Strategies in 3 Easy Steps!

1. Create a research question. What factors influence your identity?
2. Identify main concepts:
   • factors
   • identity
3. Brainstorm related terms:
   • culture, race, ethnicity, gender, society, family/friends, location, media, health, values and beliefs
   • self concept, self-identity, social identity, self-perception, personality

Keyword Tips

• Spelling counts! If you're not seeing many results, double-check your spelling.

• Try "Phrase Searching" - Place quotation marks around keywords you want to keep together.

  • Examples: "social identity" "social media"

• Think about how experts in the field would phrase the concepts you're researching and try those terms in your search.