LIBS 2804 Fall 2021

ASSIGNMENT 1: TOPIC, RESEARCH QUESTION AND KEYWORDS [20 points]

DUE DATE: Enter Your Answers and Submit Online by 11:59 PM 10/4/21

OBJECTIVE: To identify a research topic and develop a focused research question addressing a current
SOCIAL PROBLEM or SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE and begin selecting keywords to use in creating a
search strategy for this focused research question. [Type your answers in the space provided]

1. Enter your research topic that reflects a current Social Problem or Social Justice Issue (4 points):

2. Enter your Focused Research Question below and cross out, strike through, or highlight the words
that you would NOT search for on their own (8 points):

3. Enter the remaining keywords or phrases from this research question (at least two must be entered; put
phrases in quotation marks to ensure retrieval of only the specific phrase) and identify at least two
synonyms or related terms for each main keyword or phrase (8 points):

Keyword 1:

Synonym 1:

Synonym 2:

Keyword 2:

Synonym 1:

Synonym 2:

Keyword 3:

Synonym 1:

Synonym 2:

TOPIC APPROVAL: If your topic and research question meet with my approval, I will return this assignment with my
permission to proceed. If I have some questions or concerns, I will arrange to meet with you on an individual basis to
discuss your topic. I will NOT subtract points from your score on this exercise if your topic does not initially meet with
my approval.

Do not proceed with your Signature Assignment until I have approved your topic & research question.
LIBS 2804 Fall 2021

SAMPLE ANSWER

1. Enter your research topic that reflects a current Social Problem or Social Justice Issue (4 points):

Drug abuse

2. Enter your Focused Research Question below and cross out, strike through, or highlight the words
that you would NOT search for on their own (8 points):

What are the effects of drug abuse on the mental health of adolescents?

3. Enter the remaining keywords or phrases for this research question (at least two must be entered; put
phrases in quotation marks to ensure retrieval of only the specific phrase) and identify at least two
synonyms or related terms for each main keyword or phrase (8 points):

Keyword 1: “drug abuse”

Synonym 1: “illegal drugs”

Synonym 2: addiction

Keyword 2: “mental health”

Synonym 1: “mental condition”

Synonym 2: “psychological state”

Keyword 3: adolescents

Synonym 1: teenagers

Synonym 2: “young adults”