Information Literacy Tutorial

  Keyword and Subject Searching  

Keyword Searching 

A keyword (or word) search retrieves words or phrases from several important fields, usually title, subject and abstract.

Keyword search: information communication technology

 
Subject Searching

A subject search involves searching for a subject heading in a database.  A subject heading is a consistent term used when there are several ways to state a concept. Search in the database thesaurus to find a subject heading for your topic.

Subject Search: information technology

   
Keyword & Subject Comparison 

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