ASCI 693 Koh

Create Search Terms

Nouns from your research question turn into keywords.

What led to the shortage of pilots and how does the shortage affect the military?

Keywords:

"shortage"
"pilot"
"military"

Searches you can try include:

• "military pilot" AND shortage
• "military pilot" OR ("armed forces" AND pilot)) AND shortage
• "military pilot" AND retention

Search Tips

• AND is used in most databases to ensure that each term is present somewhere in the search results: pilot AND shortage

• The asterisk (*) is a symbol which allows for variant word endings: automat*=automatic, automation, etc. 

• Quotes are used to indicate that the words enclosed must be searched as a phrase: "military pilot”

• OR is used between terms to indicate that either term is acceptable:  aviation OR aeronautics