Step two

Narrow or broaden your topic if necessary

Narrow your topic

If you are finding too much information or if your information is too general, you may want to narrow your search. To narrow a topic, select terms that are more specific or descriptive.

Broad Topic	Narrower Topics
Faith	Christian faith Jewish religious customs Personal spiritual beliefs

Broaden your topic

If your topic is unfamiliar to you or if you are finding too little information, you may want to broaden your search. To broaden a topic, look for more general or less specific terms.

Narrow Topic	Broader Topics
Baptist teen prayer groups	prayer groups teen worship youth and religion

Main Point: By adding descriptive terms, you narrow your search. By removing descriptive terms, you can broaden your search.