Time

The lesson takes around 15 minutes to complete.

About the lesson: ‘Your keywords are part of your method’

To perform an effective information search, you must be able to identify your information needs, formulate relevant search strings based on your assignment and find relevant material for writing your assignment. This lesson focuses on how to use your keywords as a key part of your method to find the right materials for your assignment. It also looks at how you can identify relevant types of material, to achieve the best information quality in your assignment. Let’s explore the topic and learn how your keywords play a crucial role in your information search!

The lessons derive from a larger course, ‘Academic Information Seeking’. This course provides a thorough grounding in the elements of academic information seeking. The course can be found in its entirety here: Academic Information Seeking.

Learning outcomes

can identify your information needs.
can formulate search strings based on your assignment.
can search for and find relevant materials for writing your assignment.
can identify relevant types of material

Source

This lesson was produced jointly by the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

Course directors:

Peter Hald, librarian, DTU
Torben Jørgensen, information specialist, Copenhagen University Library (KUB)

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Search for scientific literature and materials by using the right search terms

To capture all the ways scientific literature defines and explores your research topic, you should consider the interdependency of the words, and work with abbreviations, synonyms, homonyms, spelling variations and broader and narrower term

Generating Search Terms - Peter Hald

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Different types of scientific materials and literature

Identifying different types of material and literature for use in writing assignments:

Identifying Different Types of Material and Literature - Torben Jørgensen

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