Login and search LibrarySearch using keywords that describe your topic, then refine your results to the resource you are wanting, such as books, chapters or journals.

• Combine your keywords with AND to find all search terms. 
• Use OR to find any words or synonyms.
• Find "exact phrases" with quotation marks. 
• Add an asterisk * to part of a word to find different endings and plurals. 

An example search: 

"information literacy" AND  (online OR e-resources) AND librar*

Trying to determine the best words and phrases to research your assignment topic can be a bit overwhelming. This list of search terms and keywords is a good place to start, but is by no means conclusive.

• Academic libraries 
• Archives 
• Critical librarianship 
• Collection development (Libraries) 
• Collection management (Libraries) 
• Database management 
• Decolonization 
• Digital libraries 
• Electronic information resources 
• Knowledge management 
• Indigenous knowledge 
• Information literacy 
• Information resources management 
• Information retrieval 
• Information services 
• Intellectual capital 
• Libraries automation 
• Library administration 
• Library management / administrators 
• Library science 
• Organizational learning 
• Public or urban libraries 
• Radical empathy in archival practice 
• Records management 
• Reference services (libraries) 
• School libraries 

Find definitions and background information using a selection of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks:  

See the Library’s e-Book guide for tips on using e-books.

Use the Library to get started with your assessment - find out how to research your topic to find suitable information.