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Effective Searching 1: Define your Concepts
1. Effective searching overview: key concepts
2. Broadening your Search
- synonyms, wildcards, truncation tools
3. Narrowing your search
- proximity connectors, phrase searching,
exclusions
4. Constructing your search
- grouping, search history, evaluating your
search
5. Citation Searching
Presentations summary
Effective Searching 1: Defining your Concepts
This short slide deck will provide an overview of
defining the key concepts around which you will
construct your search strategy.
It forms part 1 of a series covering some of the
tools available to you to construct an effective
search.
For examples of existing models for identifying
key concepts, see the accompanying Key
Concepts: Existing Models Guide.
Effective Searching
Define your
information need
• What types
of resource
do you
need?
• Identify
where to
search.
• Identify
your key
concepts.
Broaden
your search
• Be compre-
hensive.
• Ensure
nothing is
missed un-
necessarily.
• “Cast your
nets wide.”
Narrow your
search
• Be focused.
• Exclude any
‘noise’.
• Ensure you
can use
your reading
time most
efficiently.
• “Use the
right nets.”
Evaluate
your results
• Identify
gaps.
• Assess un-
expected
results.
• Review
search
terms with
new knowl-
edge.
Make your
results work for
you
• Be efficient
with your
time.
• Search
alerts.
• Citation
searching.
See our LibGuide
“Where to Search”
- Define your information need
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
Concept 1
Concept 3Concept 2
“Evaluating
the impact of
crime enacted
by teenagers
in the inner
city”
- Define your information need
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
Concept 1
Concept 3Concept 2
“Evaluating
the impact of
crime enacted
by teenagers
in the inner
city”
Looking at the
question, think
about what the
three broad
topics, or
concepts, you
will need to find
information on…
- Define your information need
Concept 1
Concept 3Concept 2
“Evaluating
the impact of
crime enacted
by teenagers
in the inner
city”
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
- Define your information need
Concept 1
Concept 3Concept 2
“Evaluating
the impact of
crime enacted
by teenagers
in the inner
city”
Phenomenon of Interest
Setting
Population /
Sample
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
- Define your information need
Concept 1
Concept 3Concept 2
“Evaluating
the impact of
crime enacted
by teenagers
in the inner
city”
Phenomenon of Interest
Setting
Population /
Sample
Methodology
type
Intervention
type
Time period
Object /
Classification
/ Theme
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
See Key Concepts:
Existing Models
Guide for further
examples
teenagers crime inner city Your identified
broad concepts
around which
you will base
your search.
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
teenagers crime inner city
Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
Next steps:
To identify the
different
keywords,
terms, phrases
which describe
each of the key
concepts
identified.
Effective Searching
Define your
information need
• What types
of resource
do you
need?
• Identify
where to
search.
• Identify
your key
concepts.
Broaden
your search
• Be compre-
hensive.
• Ensure
nothing is
missed un-
necessarily.
• “Cast your
nets wide.”
Narrow your
search
• Be focused.
• Exclude any
‘noise’.
• Ensure you
can use
your reading
time most
efficiently.
• “Use the
right nets.”
Evaluate
your results
• Identify
gaps.
• Assess un-
expected
results.
• Review
search
terms with
new knowl-
edge.
Make your
results work for
you
• Be efficient
with your
time.
• Search
alerts.
• Citation
searching.
Effective Searching 2: Broaden your search

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Effective Searching: Part 1 - Key Concepts (Generic Web)

  • 1. Effective Searching 1: Define your Concepts
  • 2. 1. Effective searching overview: key concepts 2. Broadening your Search - synonyms, wildcards, truncation tools 3. Narrowing your search - proximity connectors, phrase searching, exclusions 4. Constructing your search - grouping, search history, evaluating your search 5. Citation Searching Presentations summary
  • 3. Effective Searching 1: Defining your Concepts This short slide deck will provide an overview of defining the key concepts around which you will construct your search strategy. It forms part 1 of a series covering some of the tools available to you to construct an effective search. For examples of existing models for identifying key concepts, see the accompanying Key Concepts: Existing Models Guide.
  • 4. Effective Searching Define your information need • What types of resource do you need? • Identify where to search. • Identify your key concepts. Broaden your search • Be compre- hensive. • Ensure nothing is missed un- necessarily. • “Cast your nets wide.” Narrow your search • Be focused. • Exclude any ‘noise’. • Ensure you can use your reading time most efficiently. • “Use the right nets.” Evaluate your results • Identify gaps. • Assess un- expected results. • Review search terms with new knowl- edge. Make your results work for you • Be efficient with your time. • Search alerts. • Citation searching. See our LibGuide “Where to Search”
  • 5. - Define your information need Effective Searching – defining your key concepts Concept 1 Concept 3Concept 2 “Evaluating the impact of crime enacted by teenagers in the inner city”
  • 6. - Define your information need Effective Searching – defining your key concepts Concept 1 Concept 3Concept 2 “Evaluating the impact of crime enacted by teenagers in the inner city” Looking at the question, think about what the three broad topics, or concepts, you will need to find information on…
  • 7. - Define your information need Concept 1 Concept 3Concept 2 “Evaluating the impact of crime enacted by teenagers in the inner city” Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
  • 8. - Define your information need Concept 1 Concept 3Concept 2 “Evaluating the impact of crime enacted by teenagers in the inner city” Phenomenon of Interest Setting Population / Sample Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
  • 9. - Define your information need Concept 1 Concept 3Concept 2 “Evaluating the impact of crime enacted by teenagers in the inner city” Phenomenon of Interest Setting Population / Sample Methodology type Intervention type Time period Object / Classification / Theme Effective Searching – defining your key concepts See Key Concepts: Existing Models Guide for further examples
  • 10. teenagers crime inner city Your identified broad concepts around which you will base your search. Effective Searching – defining your key concepts
  • 11. teenagers crime inner city Effective Searching – defining your key concepts Next steps: To identify the different keywords, terms, phrases which describe each of the key concepts identified.
  • 12. Effective Searching Define your information need • What types of resource do you need? • Identify where to search. • Identify your key concepts. Broaden your search • Be compre- hensive. • Ensure nothing is missed un- necessarily. • “Cast your nets wide.” Narrow your search • Be focused. • Exclude any ‘noise’. • Ensure you can use your reading time most efficiently. • “Use the right nets.” Evaluate your results • Identify gaps. • Assess un- expected results. • Review search terms with new knowl- edge. Make your results work for you • Be efficient with your time. • Search alerts. • Citation searching.
  • 13. Effective Searching 2: Broaden your search

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