NOTE: this content will be going away in the Summer of 2025. Course and other links to it should be redirected to applicable sections of the Library and Research Skills Micro-course which will replace it, or you can email librarian@sunyempire.edu for help locating a suitable replacement.

• Use a concept chart to break down your research topic into concepts
• Use the concept chart to brainstorm synonyms and related terms to search for better results
• Craft effective searches in Google
• Craft effective searches in library databases and catalogs
• Search for particular kinds of information sources on your topic, such as case studies, research articles, meta-analyses, etc
• Search for information sources from a particular date range, of a particular document type, etc
• Search for information sources by author, title, or the journal in which it was published
• Locate descriptors/subject terms
• Expand your search using descriptor chaining
• Expand your search using citation chaining
• Find items not available in the SUNY Empire Library.