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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING OUT

- Recognise your need

- Think about your need

- Read about your topic

- Defining keywords

Draw mind map

Broader & narrower terms

Other spellings

Examples per faculty:

Natural Sciences

Commerce & Management

Social Sciences

Engineering

Cost of information

- Searching tools

- Summary

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: LEGAL USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

Defining keywords

Drawing a mind map

Write down everything you know about your topic as well as what you would like to know!!! Our topic, for illustrative purposes, is "Aids in the workplace".

Identify keywords, concepts and terms on this topic. This will help you to identify areas that need more searching than others. Your mind map might look something like this:

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