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June 26, 2018

Improve your search results

How do you find as many relevant results as possible and reduce the amount of irrelevant information? This video demonstrates targeted search by using smart search techniques. The video is part of the online course Searchlight Advanced of the HvA library.

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Bibliotheek HvA

June 30, 2023

Search methods & techniques: Search techniques

Search techniques - phrasing, wildcards & boolean operators To use databases efficiently there are several search techniques you can use to improve the precision of your search results. Phrase search Phrase search is one of the most used and most effective search techniques. Wildcards & truncation Wildcards are useful for finding variant characters within a word (masking) and for finding words with different endings (truncation). Boolean logic Use the boolean operators AND, OR and NOT between keywords to search more precisely for what you want. Exercise Broaden or Narrow Related.

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Erasmus University Library

November 27, 2024

Libguide Search Strategy

A search strategy is a way to efficiently find the information needed to answer your research question. A search strategy helps you to go about your work systematically, resulting in finding relevant information. By giving focus to your search you will get more specific results and spend less time reading irrelevant material. This libguide covers the topics: Formulating the search question; Where to search; and How to search.

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Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht

June 26, 2018

Search fields and search filters

How do you efficiently search by using specific search fields? And, how can you limit your search results even further by using search filters? This video shows how it works. The video is part of the online course Searchlight Basic of the HvA library.

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Bibliotheek HvA

June 30, 2023

Search methods & techniques: Search methods

Search methods - from snowball to cited reference search There are different search methods to help you find the information you need. Quick & dirty If you want to get information in a hurry, or if you want a quick introduction to a topic, you can use the so-called quick and dirty method. Snowball Search for older publications If you wish to obtain detailed information about a subject or find lots of information, you can use the snowball method. Cited reference Search for newer publications With this method, the search starts with a key document, as with the snowball method. Related.

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Erasmus University Library

September 2, 2023

Evaluating information & data: Evaluate search results

How to evaluate your search results You have searched for relevant literature, for instance in Scopus. You now have a manageable selection of publications for the purpose of your assignment (e.g. more than 10 titles and less than 50). Exercise - How to evaluate your search results. Excel demo spreadsheet to rank publications Related. Suggested.

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Erasmus University Library

September 26, 2019

How do you think up the right search terms?

Video providing tips and tools to find good search terms. With Dutch subtitles.

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Bibliotheek UvA

January 1, 2018

Searchlight Advanced Module 4: Search for information

Part of the online course Searchlight Advanced that is about making search results more specific. A few search methods are included, like successive fractions, citation search and searching with the use of a thesaurus.

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Bibliotheek HvA

January 1, 2019

How to search?

A libguide about the search process in 6 steps teaches the structured how to get started with searching for literature, saving them time, and obtaining better search results.

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Ellie Middelhuis

June 30, 2023

Search methods & techniques: Select databases & search engines

Select your databases & search engines The type of information source you use depends on the stage of your literature research. When you are starting to explore a topic you can use all kinds of sources for inspiration; blogs, Wikipedia, newspaper articles, opinion and current affairs magazines, handbooks, encyclopedias and reference works. Related.

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Erasmus University Library