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Efficiently Searching for Scholarly Articles
Step 2: Break Down the Research Problem Into Key Concepts
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Efficiently Searching for Scholarly Articles
Fundamentals of Efficiently Searching for Scholarly Articles
Step 1: Identify a Problem of Practice or Research Problem
Step 2: Break Down the Research Problem Into Key Concepts
Step 3: Build a Search Statement Using Key Concepts
Step 4: Take the Search Statement into aa Library Database
Step 5: Refine the Search Results
Step 2: Break Down the Research Topic Into Key Concepts
Example of Concept Mapping a Research Topic
Source: Adaptation from CSUDH University Library
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