Search strategies for literature searching

Learn how to find scholarly literature effectively for your assignments, dissertations or theses.

This practical, face-to-face workshop will help you develop your academic searching skills using Web of Science and Scopus, which cover a wide range of subject areas.

During the session, you’ll learn how to:

• Create an effective search strategy for your research topic.
• Identify and combine key search terms.
• Use advanced techniques including Boolean operators, phrase searching and truncation.
• Refine your searches to find more relevant academic literature.