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Effective Information Retrieval Strategies - Guidelines and Techniques

Learn how to define topics, choose relevant databases, search effectively, evaluate search results, and get materials either online or in libraries. Discover tips for refining and expanding searches using Boolean operators and specific keywords.

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Effective Information Retrieval Strategies - Guidelines and Techniques

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  1. Guidelines for searching • Define the topic (key words and synonyms) • What kind of information? Books, articles, facts, news • Choose a relevant database • Search • Evaluate hit list (reference list) • Get the material – online or in the library

  2. Guidelines for searching • Too many references: narrow your search • Combine words (boolean: and, not) • More specific keywords • Too few references: expand your search • Combine words (boolean: or) • Truncate keywords (cutting off endings * ?) • More general keywords • Not relevant references • Redefine topic (new keywords) • Choose another database

  3. Boolean search: and, or, not

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