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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

Other spellings

Look for other spellings of words during your reading on the topic. Certain words are spelled differently in British English vs. American English, for example:

British English	American English
"s" in specialisation	"z" in specialization
"ou" in colour	"o" in color
"s" in organisation	"z" in organization

There are many more of these. If your search terms include any such words, you will need to search on all the different variables to make sure you don't miss any important and relevant information.