To do a thorough literature search on your topic, you need to develop a great search strategy. Learn how a systematic search strategy can help you more efficiently find resources on your topic.

What will you learn?

How to be methodical and organised in your literature searching,
How to break down your research topic into key concepts,
Turning your key concepts into search terms and alternative terms (synonyms)
Developing your search strategy using Boolean operators,
Using key databases to locate journal articles on your topic,
Modifying your search strategy when things don’t go according to plan,
Save your searches,
Locating highly cited articles in your research area,
Requesting resources using InterLibrary Loans.

Audience

This session is intended for UTS staff and postgraduate researchers only.

Delivery format
This session will be delivered both on campus and also online via Zoom. The Zoom meeting link is available under Location. When booking, choose your preferred format.