2. Sources of research information –
what do you expect to use?
In pairs, please discuss:
• The different types of publications, or
sources of research information, that are most
important for research in your subject area?
7. Planning a keyword
search strategy
1. Define your
topic
2. Keywords &
how to
combine them
3. Identify
limits and
scope
4. Types of
publication
5. Where to
search
6. Searching
(Conducting your lit search)
8. Choosing
what to read
(Critical Reading)
9. Managing your
references
(Bibliographic software)
7. Evaluating
& refining
(Conducting your lit search)
8. How to select databases to search…
My subject page/s.
Recommendations from supervisor & peers.
Check database page for information on what
the database covers.
Do a trial search to see if it bring back useful
results.
9. Further Help
• The library’s Research Services team are
available to help
• E: libstem@le.ac.uk (Science & Medicine)
• E: liblass@le.ac.uk (Arts & Social Sciences)
– Visit the Graduate School Reading Room on
weekday afternoons, 2-4pm
• Planning your literature search (1 hr)
• Conducting your literature search (1 hr)
Notas do Editor
vast amount of information published each dayplaces your work in a wideracademiccontextobtain dataacknowledge contribution of othersenables the development of critical practicesobtain methodological approachesstimulates fresh ideaskeeps your work practice up-to-date
Different methods are needed through out your thesisSerendipity – browse shelves, browse journals, association journal delivered to doorRecommendation – supervisor / colleagueCitation following – read a good article and find the articles they have citedCitation searching – find a key paper / author and you wish to track who has cited it and read their workKeyword / topic searchingSystematic reviewsAlerts
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