Save your Search Strategy and Results (#19)

Many healthcare-specialist databases will allow you to save your search strategy ie your keywords and how you have combined them, along with your search results.

This means that you can re-run your search. This is particularly helpful if you are completing a project over a period of time – you can re-run your search to pick up new items. It also allows you to tweak your search if you come across extra search terms – you can add them into your existing search rather than starting all over again.

By saving your search results you will keep a record of the items you have used for your assignment, dissertation or research project.

Use the Save options in healthcare databases to save your search strategy and search results

You can learn more about the databases we offer you by going to the Online Guides and Support section of our website.

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