The claim: Murder rates
are related to gun ownership.
Brainstorm
keywords you might use with this topic and write at least 4. Consider broader,
narrower, and related terms. Also think
about the approach, or perspective, that you want to take on the topic – are
you interested in legal issues, social impacts, physical or psychological aspects?
Keywords:
1. Use Encyclopaedia Britannica to find the history of handguns. Record one
relevant detail (not a definition).
2. Use InfoPlease Almanac to
find statistics on gun use. What
keywords worked best?
3. Use Europa World Plus
to find recent history about Somalia. How did you find this information?
4. Manually enter 1
citation from Encyclopaedia Britannica into your RefWorks.
Bonus: Write 1 good keyword search statement based on the claim and the terms
from the chart. Use AND, OR, NOT, and
truncation to appropriately combine the terms.
The claim: The coca leaf
is a vital part of South America’s economy.
Brainstorm
keywords you might use with this topic and write at least 4. Consider broader,
narrower, and related terms. Also think
about the approach, or perspective, that you want to take on the topic – are
you interested in legal issues, social impacts, physical or psychological aspects?
Keywords:
1. Use Encyclopaedia Britannica to find background information about the
coca leaf. Record one relevant detail (not a definition).
2. Use InfoPlease Almanac to
find a map of South America. What
keywords worked best?
3. Use Europa World Plus
to find an economic profile of Colombia. How did you find this information?
4. Manually enter 1
citation from Encyclopaedia Britannica into your RefWorks.
Bonus: Write 1 good keyword search statement based
on the claim and the terms from the chart.
Use AND, OR, NOT, and truncation to appropriately combine the terms.
The claim: Bird flu has
the potential to kill as many people as the Spanish Influenza.
Brainstorm
keywords you might use with this topic and write at least 4. Consider broader,
narrower, and related terms. Also think
about the approach, or perspective, that you want to take on the topic – are
you interested in legal issues, social impacts, physical or psychological aspects?
Keywords:
1. Use Encyclopaedia Britannica to find the date of the Spanish influenza
epidemic.
2. Use InfoPlease Almanac to
find compelling facts about the H5N1 virus.
3. Use Europa World Plus
to find some demographic information for Thailand.
4. Manually enter 1
citation from Encyclopaedia Britannica into your RefWorks.
Bonus: Write 1 good keyword search statement based
on the claim and the terms from the chart.
Use AND, OR, NOT, and truncation to appropriately combine the terms.