Using Keywords to Search for Information



Keywords are words that describe the information you are looking for. 

Keywords are the words and phrases that people type into internet browsers to find what they're looking for. For example, if you were going to buy a new jacket from an online source, you might type something like “mens leather jacket” into Google. 

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The choice of words and their arrangement together can change the results of your search.  

Typing in "jacket leather mens" might result in getting different information.   

Check out the videos below for more information about using keywords

This is a picture of where to click on the video to get close captioning (cc) and to make the picture larger (rectangle) or smaller (4 arrows in rectangle pointing to the center)

Ray W. Howard Library at Shoreline Community College's Search Keywords Tutorial Video

Bright Side's 15 Ways to Search Google 96% of People Don't Know About Video

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