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Are you following our SearchSmart series? (#22)

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Have you been following the Search Smart series? How are you getting on?

So far we have looked at:

  • Defining your question and breaking it down into constituent parts
  • Identifying your keywords
  • Using database tools such as wildcards and truncation to increase your searching
  • How to combine the different elements of your search using OR, AND and NOT
  • The benefits of using a thesaurus
  • How to focus your search using filters
  • Why you should consider saving your search strategy
  • Where you can find full-text articles

We’ve given you lots of etutorials that you can try to help you develop your skills; and don’t forget that we have training sessions that you can book if you want extra help from our training librarians.

Take a moment to reflect on what you have learnt so far. You can try our Check Your Skills etutorial to check how much you are improving your skills.

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