| These are the official Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use for many of your searches in our databases. You would find subject headings such as these by browsing through the Library of Congress Subject Headings books or browsing the "Catalog Record" of every title found in our Library Catalog. |  |
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Compulsive Gamblers Gamblers Addicts Compuslive Gamblers' Spouses Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Control Behavior Gambling |
Bullying Cyberbullying
Fires--Accidents Warehouses--Accidents Fire Prevention
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Victims Victims of Family Violence Family Violence Victims of Crimes Abused Children Abused Men Abused Teenagers Abused Women Adult Children Abuse Victims Sexual Abuse Victims Child Sexual Abuse Sex Crimes Incest Victims |
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Video Gamers Video Games Electronic Games Cheating at Video Games Video Games and Children Video Games and Teenagers Video Games Industry Computer Games |
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Dakota (North American People) Sioux Environmental Justice Petroleum--Pipelines |
Facebook (Online Social Network) Journalistic Ethics Web Sites--Political Activity Satire Television News Programs--Parodies, imitations, etc. Mass Media--Political Aspects Political Satires Social Media--Political Aspects
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White Supremacy Movements--United States Demagogues--History Racism Ethnocentrism Prejudices Race discrimination Sexism
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African Americans Indians of North America Racially Mixed People Race Identity |
While not official subject headings, these keywords can be very fruitful for your research. Try to also think of other terms such as these. Keyword searches look at all the information in the book or article record including title, author, abstract, table of contents, etc. It always helps to think of synonyms, as the way one person would describe something is not the same way another would.
Undocumented Immigrants
Native Americans
Fake News
Ghost Ship Fire
DAPL
Using the correct words to search will help you find relevant information. Different authors and search tools use different words to describe the same concepts, so it is useful to have a list of similar and related terms in your arsenal when you set out to search for relevant information. The process of creating these alternative terms is called brainstorming terms or concept mapping.
EXAMPLE
Body Marking AND Tattoo Artists
White Supremacy Movements AND Steve Bannon
Pipelines--Petroleum and Sioux
Online Social Networks AND Fake News AND 2016 Election
Pulse AND LGBT AND Gun Violence