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An Introduction to Searching Research Databases  

How to get ready for a search
Last Updated: Dec 9, 2011 URL: http://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/searching Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

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About This Guide

In which we attempt to demonstrate some of the planning that will help get more and better articles whether you use a research database or Google Scholar.

 

Introduction

Have you experimented with the Web, or online research databases and discovered how easy it is to quickly extract several relevant references? To get more without getting a lot of extraneous garbage often takes more planning. This document will show you:

  • How to analyze your research topic
  • How to retrieve as much as you want
  • How to avoid as much irrelevant material as possible

This guide should be used in conjunction with other material prepared for each database, whether a locally generated guide or the online help provided by the service provider.

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