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Business 14 (Ianniello): Find Search Terms

Subject Headings

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. Library of Congress Subject Headings Books

EXAMPLES

Business Communication

Communication in Management

Communication in Organizations

Communication--Sex Differences

Intercultural Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal Relations

Body Language

Business Writing

Commercial Correspondence

Memorandums

Business Announcements

Business Report Writing

Proposal Writing in Business

English Language--Business English

Authorship--Style Manuals

 

Business Etiquette

Online Etiquette

Business Presentations

Business Meetings

Computer Conferencing

Resumes (Employment)

Cover Letters

 

What "search terms" to use?

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

 Business Writing AND Business Etiquette


Keywords

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.


Business Letters