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Speech 280: Introduction to Information Research Skills
Strategies for Research Part 2:
Creating a Search Strategy Assignment

Pick two of the topics below: 1) number the unique concepts in each topic from 1 to ...; 2) create a search statement that includes additional synonyms (if you can think of any) for each concept; 3) use boolean operators to connect each of the keywords and concepts; and 4) use an * to truncate keywords as appropriate.

  1. Should free downloading of copyrighted recorded music be restricted on the Internet?
  2. What is the activity budget of green winged teals wintering in coastal wetlands of Louisiana?
  3. Should salvage logging be allowed on burned national forest lands?
  4. Should individuals be allowed to invest all or part of their social security contributions in IRA-type accounts?
  5. What are the benefits of "Indian gaming" in California?
  6. Should increased flows into the Eel River be required from the Potter Valley Dam?


 
Example:  
  1 2   3  
I want to find information on preventing child abuse in child care centers .

(prevent* or avoid* or deterr*) and (child abuse or child neglect or sexual abuse) and (child care center* or nursery school* or day care center*)


Topic #1:









Topic #2:









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