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Welcome!. The search process : How to handle the search process ( strategies ) Transform your topic into search terms Search techniques  how to use search terms  to find relevant literature Examples of searching databases Library database PsycInfo

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  1. Welcome! • The searchprocess: • How to handle the searchprocess(strategies) • Transformyourtopicintosearch terms • Searchtechniques how to usesearch terms  to find relevant literature • Examples of searching databases • Library database • PsycInfo • Search for yourowntopic

  2. Help to get started: Den gode opgave BAC-up How to write a paper / Knudsen, Ann-Christina Lauring Studymetro 2

  3. Trin 1: Find de gode søgeord: • Hvad er det egentlig dit speciale skal handle om? • Hvilke vinkler/aspekter er der? • Hvad er ditfokus? • Hvilke nøgleord er der i din problemformulering? • Lav indledende emnesøgningerSøg på 2-3 af dine nøgleordHvad er der egl. skrevet?Hvilke andre søgeord findes der for emnet? Hvad dukker op? Lad dig inspirere … • Først når du er helt afklaret om dit emne, kan du begynde at søge mere målrettet

  4. Make a good start: define your key concepts Define your key concepts: - and use them consistently.Get help from textbooksand: Encyclopedia of psychology Sage Reference Online Oxford Reference Online International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Example 4

  5. Types of materials 5

  6. Where to find … ? 6

  7. Search strategies: to get started … Searching for inspiration / clarification Do some searches with a couple of keywords(PsycInfo, Google etc.) Collect background information from encyclopedias and literature reviews. Talk to your fellow students, instructors, teachers etc.…  Get the first overview of how much is written on the topic. 7

  8. Search Strategies: ”Kædesøgning” Check out the bibliography of relevant titles Strenghts  quick way to get to know of a lot of literature and the researchers of the field. Weaknesses Some authors tend to quote authors who agree with them You won’t get the newest literature 8

  9. Search strategies: Searching systematically Systematically going through databases and library catalogues. Make sure that you have a well defined topic before you start this process  Do a preliminary analysis of your topic 9

  10. Preliminary analysis of your topic Take a good look at your topic / your research question What isactually the focus of your assignment Which aspects & approaches could you take? what is your focus? 10 Check out Scribo

  11. Kom godt fra start - definer dine nøglebegreber Grundbøger og andre centrale tekster Opslagsværker Encyclopedia of psychology Sage Reference Online Oxford Reference Online International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Eks.: Assignment, psychology 11

  12. Strategier: Systematisk søgning Systematisk gennemgang af biblioteks-kataloger og databaser. Kræver at du er fokuseret ift. dit emneområde  Lav en foreløbig analyse af dit emne (hvad er det egl. din opgave skal handle om)  Identificer de vigtigste nøgleord ud fra din problemformulering etc. Hmm … 12

  13. Identify the keywords of your topic: Brainstorm • Make an analysis of your topic and identify 3 or 4 of the most important keywords • Do some brainstorming on which other words could work as good search terms, eg: • Synonyms • Related topics • Narrower terms • Broader terms Try out ”Scribo light”.

  14. Search techniques Search techniques in PsycInfo (and other databases) • Use your keywords. • And combine using operators: • eg. adolescence AND identity • eg. female OR women OR girls • Truncation / wildcard (use * or ?) child* will search for eg. child, children, childhood etc.

  15. When to use the AND-operator? • If you want to narrow down your search(your search returns records containing BOTH of the search terms)  relevant when combining different aspects AND adolescence identity

  16. When to use the OR-operator? • If you want to broaden your search (your search returns results containing records in which AT LEAST ONE of the search terms is present. relevant when combining synonyms/related aspects OR women girls

  17. Søgeteknik i www-databaser • Brug søgeord • Brug operatorer: • fx children OG/AND parents • fx parents ELLER/OR mother ELLER/OR father • Trunkering(oftest med * eller ?)child* søger fx på child, children, childhood etc.

  18. Everything is for free (almost …) • If you cannot find the text online??  Try this: • Search The Library Database • Bibliotek.dk • Fill out the form at The State Library website • Libraries across the world cooperate! You can order materials from any library in the world – if you are willing to wait…

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