The right keywords help to effectively search catalogs, databases, and the Internet.

- Compile a list of keywords that represent each concept of your topic.

• Try the Search Generator (Northwest Missouri State University) to help you create a keyword search.
  

-Use more specific terms when searching databases versus catalogs.

- Look for additional terms in your search results.

•  Add these to your list.

- Search Google Books for keywords in the title, table of contents, subject headings, and text of books.

- Use the Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies thesaurus

•  to find variations of keywords and subject headings.
  

You may need to do multiple searches (RE -search) in various databases.
With patient and persistence, you will find relevant material.

Footnotes and bibliographies are a quick way to find related materials and track the names of popular authors.