Find books using the Library Catalog. You can search using keywords, by title, or author.
What are keywords?
Keywords are the essential words you use to describe your topic. For example, "We should start a stop-smoking campaign in high schools" -- smoking and high schools are keywords.
Begin with your main topic, and jot down related concepts. Mind-mapping can help. For example, if your topic is cigarette smoking, other terms might be: nicotine, addiction, vaping, etc.
If your other keyword is high schools, other terms might be: youth, teenagers, adolescents
The asterisk is a wild card. Using a star * (smok*) searches for the root word smoke, plus every possible extension. This includes smoker, smokers, smokes, and smoking.
