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5. Searching by keyword > Advantages

• Keyword searching is useful when appropriate subject terms are unknown.

• Keyword searching is a good way to identify appropriate subject terms for your concepts (demo:computer games search in Academic Search Complete.

• Keyword searching is particularly advantageous for new concepts or buzzwords that have not been assigned subject terms (demo: mod chips search in Business Source Complete).

• Common phrases, representing specific concepts, may also be used as keywords; for example, speaker of the house or latchkey children.