Q. How do I plan a search strategy about a subject?

The library offers several ways to begin your research: 

The Assignment Calculator will help you plan and manage your time as you work through the usual steps to complete your assignment.

The Research Questions tutorial will help students to formulate a good paper topic by

• Referring to background materials to learn more about a subject
• Framing open-ended questions about a topic

Concept Mapping can assist you to identify and narrow research topics by starting with a subject, adding related topics, and linking related ideas.

Once you have formulated your research question, the tutorial on Selecting & Using Keywords will help you create a search strategy for finding articles relevant to your topic.