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Prior to starting a search, set aside important concepts of your subject and make a list of relevant words and expressions for each concept. These words and expressions may contain synonyms, words of wider or narrower meaning, related terms, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example<\/strong>: How does the depiction of violence on TV influence aggressive behaviour of young people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Different aspects of this subject contain violence, television, young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1. concept<\/td>\n2. concept<\/td>\n3. concept<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
violence<\/strong><\/td>\ntelevision<\/strong><\/td>\nyoung people<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aggression<\/td>\ntv<\/td>\nchild, children, childhood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nteenager, teenagers, teens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nyouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nadolescent, adolescents, adolescence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

All these aspects have to be taken into account in building a search.<\/p>\n

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  • Different spelling forms (organisation \u2013 organization),<\/span><\/li>\n
  • abbreviations (European Union \u2013 EU) and<\/span><\/li>\n
  • singular and plural noun forms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    have to be considered as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

    To become familiar with the topic and find suitable search terms, use subject-specific reference works, handbooks, and textbooks. You can also ask a text-based AI for advice on synonyms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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