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Search Strategy

< Introduction > < Starting Research > < Search Strategy > < Selecting Resources > < Evaluation of Information > < Endnote > < Current Awareness > < Copyright >

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• Defining Your Topic
• Devising a search strategy
  • What is a search strategy and why do you need it?
  • Analysing your research question and identifying keywords
  • Identifying limits
• Brainstorming the topic
  • Concept mapping
  • Identifying related topics and keywords
• Search tools
  • Boolean expressions (Connector Words)
  • Truncation and wildcards
  • Nesting
  • Phrase searching
  • Proximity operators
  • Limiters
  • Field searching
  • Help
• Creating the search - putting it all together

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