Search term worksheet adapted for finding articles

1. Search Term Worksheet: Use to Find Articles
1. Example Research Question:
Please write the research question you have developed in the space below:
What is the connection between smoking and depression among teenagers?
Major Concepts: (List as many as apply) Use the chart below to help you figure out some search terms.
SEARCH TERMS
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
smoking AND depression AND teenagers
OR OR OR
cigarettes AND mental health AND high school
students
OR OR OR
tobacco AND mood AND adolescents
2. Your Research Question:
Please write the research question you have developed in the space below:
Major Concepts: (List as many as apply) Use the chart below to help you figure out some search terms.
SEARCH TERMS
*You do not have to fill in EVERY box like the example above.
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
AND AND
OR OR OR
AND AND
OR OR OR
AND AND
Burkhardt, MacDonald, and Rathemacher. Teaching Information Literacy: 35 Practical, Standards-based Exercises for College
Students. Chicago: American Library Association, 2003, pp. 30-31 (Exercise 12).