
1. How to search
Before you start searching you need to plan how you are going to find the appropriate materials for your research. A well thought out search plan will help you find appropriate materials quickly and efficiently.
Below is a check list of what you need to do when preparing and planning your 'research campaign':
- Prepare your search by…
- considering the type of material you want to use
- choosing the most appropriate resource(s)
- identifying key terms and authors
- thinking of alternatives for your terms
- Then execute your search strategy by…
- using search operators to combine your terms
- reviewing the results in order to improve or refine the search
So let's find out how you do this!