Do you have a plan? (#3)

When you are deciding to perform some literature searching it is a good idea to make a plan – this will help you to:

Stay focused
Make sure that you don’t miss out any steps
Help you to be systematic in your searching

What will need to go in your plan?

Complete our etutorial Introduction to Literature Searching to learn about all the different steps. You may not be able to complete all the steps yet. We’ll cover all the elements in our future blog posts – so stay tuned!

9 elements of the literature search plan, represented by icons

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Identify your question clearly to search effectively

Make sure you know what information you need to search for by analysing your question. Our new etutorial Identify your Question will show you how 3 different tools can help you to breakdown different types of question. This will make it easier for you to identify what information you’ll need. You will: Learn how to breakdown your question. Complete a question breakdown plan as you move through the tutorial. Try a short quiz. Download our reflection document to record your thoughts for your portfolio. Let us know what you think at the end by completing our feedback form.

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