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Discuss your topic ideas with your instructor or librarian.
Broad Topic
Example: Civil Rights
This topic can be narrowed to:
an individual
civil rights organization(s)
a population (African Americans, Asian Americans, Women, etc.)
a location/geography (United States, Pennsylvania, the southern U.S., etc.)
Narrow Topic
Examples:
Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights
African American civil rights activists in Pennsylvania
Civil rights organizations in New York.
Identify Keywords, Synonyms, and Related Words
Topic example: Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights.
Some keywords, synonyms, and related terms to use when researching this topic:
Martin Luther King, Jr.
civil rights
religion
poverty
discrimination
segregation
voting rights
Combine Keywords
Combine keywords, synonyms, and related terms with Boolean terms AND or OR when searching for books, encyclopedias, and other reference works in The CAT or LionSearch—or when searching for articles in databases.