Defining keywords

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

- Recognise your need

- Think about your need

- Read about your topic

- Defining keywords

Draw mind map

Broader & narrower terms

Other spellings

Examples per faculty:

Agriculture / Sciences

Mind map

Management / Commerce

Mind map

Humanities / Social Sciences

Mind map

Education

Mind map

- Cost of information

- Summary

- Quiz

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

Drawing a mind map

Write down everything you know about your topic as well as what you would like to know!!! Our topic, for illustrative purposes, is "Aids in the workplace".

Identify keywords, concepts and terms on this topic. This will help you to identify areas that need more searching than others. Your mind map might look something like this: