Establish your research strategy

The search technique must be adapted depending on whether the search tool used is a library catalog, a specialized database or a Web browser. We often search using the first keywords that come to mind, but these are not always the most effective for finding information. Thinking ahead about a strategy beforehand makes it easier to move from one research tool to another.

Goals

Choose the most relevant vocabulary.
Understand the meaning of logical operators to be formulate your search queries.
Apply a methodology to build a research strategy.

The 7 steps of research stategy

Logbook

These 7 steps represente the most effective approach to implementing a sucessful search strategy. Incorporating this method will save time as the list of results will be as relevant as possible. Be carefully planning your search strategy from the start you will find the right keywords to easily switch from one tool to another. Neglecting the richness of keywords risks missing out on relevant publications.

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Using your personal knowledge and reference works, enter in each column the key words associated with each of the concepts of the subject of the work to be carried out.

Objective

Find equivalent terms to important concepts in your topic.

concept-plan

Concept plan Tab.

. Question language: Don't forget to translate your concepts into English if necessary!

2. Exact phrase search: Frame with " " the relevant keywords.

3. Truncation: Add * to the end of the string of keywords that offer variations of the same word family.

4. Transpose the plane into a research equation containing parentheses and logical operators AND; OR.

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