2025-CORE-112: Research process: keywords and more

Building your research strategy: search terms and keywords. Examples and Tips: 

Brainstorm synonyms, related terms, broader terms and narrower terms

"mind control," brainwashing, "hybrid war," "sleeper cell," CIA, KGB, GRU, "Havana syndrome," "Edward Snowden"

sublime, transgression, emotion, fear, awe, insight, 

consciousness, dream, creativity, self-actualization, Zen, Taoism, transgression, insight

Be bold! Trial and error work! Your search terms should evolve.

consciousness AND fiction 

(Your results will include both terms in the text because using AND leads to a Venn diagram effect.)

"Cthulhu Mythos" and Lovecraft

consciousness AND novel

Taoism AND "Lathe of Heaven"

Quotes in searching serve as glue that holds words next to each other in your results.

"transgenerational trauma" and "collective consciousness" and Beloved 

 "Basil Dearden" and "The Assassination Bureau Ltd"

"Richard Condon" and "Manchurian Candidate"

Please watch this video from NCSU Libraries prior to your library session. As you watch the video think about your own potential topic ideas, and then answer the questions below.