Environmental Ethics

Look at your thesis statement, [hypothesis, or research question] and translate it into a search strategy that can be used to find books and journal articles. 

1. Identify the significant concepts in your question.
2. Identify synonyms and other related words for each concept. These become your keywords
3. Add connectors (and/or)

Example:

Question: Should rich countries pay for global warming?

This flowchart should give you a good idea of the steps in research. For more information on any step refer to the tabs above.

This flowchart should give you a good idea of the order in which to conduct library research. For  information on any step refer to the tabs above.