What is a keyword?
- A keyword is an informative word used to describe the content of a document.
- For example, keywords are words/phrases you can put into a search bar that will pull up books, articles, and other library resources with content relevant to the entered word/phrase.
In generating keywords/search terms for your keyword searches:
- Consider the time period and location (Example: 18th century British literature, twentieth century American poetry)
- Consider the name of the author (Examples: Aphra Behn, Toni Morrison)
- Consider the category of literature (Examples: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, etc.)
Please refer to library reference materials (books, online encyclopedias, etc.) for additional information, or contact a librarian at coeref@uwyo.edu for further assistance with keywords and keyword searching in the library system.