Before diving in to searching in Engineering Village, think briefly about keywords you could use. Developing keywords is important for two reasons.

- Different authors will often describe a similar concept or idea, but they may use different words. Determining a list of synonyms for your keywords will help you find all of the articles available on your topic. For instance:
  1. 1. Production - Manufacturing
    2. Inventory - Supply
- Developing keywords can help broaden or narrow your topic. Taking a few minutes to brainstorm topics that are related to your research topic will help you find either potential subtopics to explore or help broaden your search if your topic is too specific.

If you are developing keywords and find that you keep circling back to the same term, ask your design team, a colleague, or a faculty advisor, or your subject librarian for help.