What are "keywords"?

A keyword is a short summary of an article.

They're the most important words about your topic. In OneSearch it's best to search for keywords rather than for a whole sentence or a question.

They're a list of words and phrases you should avoid when searching library databases.

The Los Rios libraries use the "keyword system" to organize the books, so you need to write down the keyword in order to find a book on the shelf.