It is important to pull out the KEYWORDS of your topic to search the Library databases. Think about all of the different terms you can use for a subject (i.e. youth, adolescent, teenager, etc.). Remember you can perform exact phrase searches by using quotes around your phrases. You can also narrow down results by doing a SUBJECT or TITLE search.
| Topic Question | Keywords |
| What challenges do homeless youth experience? | homeless youth AND challenges |
| What gender inequalities exist in the workplace? | gender inequality AND work |
| How does social media affect teens? | social media AND teenager |
| Does someone's ethnicity affect their educational experience in college? | ethnicity AND college students |
Here is an example of how you might enter search terms in the EBSCO search interface.
