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Connecting Your Research Question to the Databases: Understand How Knowledge Organization Can Affect Search Strategy Design
Pre-requisite: Attendees should have a basic understanding of Boolean Searching (AND, OR, NOT)
This intensive session is designed for those interested in systematically advancing their database search skills, especially in social sciences areas. It will present you with a big picture related to database searching:
- An introduction to human knowledge organization system and their connection to search process
- Introduce research question frameworks that help you translate your research question into search terms
- Guidance on incorporating controlled vocabulary (Thesaurus) into searches, especially for evidence synthesis projects
Tools and template examples will be provided to increase your efficiency and get a quick start on the journey to becoming a database search expert.
Audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and faculty
Related LibGuide: Evidence Synthesis Service by Evidence Synthesis
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Presenter:
- Yali Feng, Behavioral Sciences Research Librarian
- Location:
- Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235 (Map )
- CampusLibraries:
- Engineering
- Audience:
- All are welcome
- Categories:
- Evidence Synthesis
THIS SESSION WILL BE TAUGHT IN-PERSON (Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235)
- Floor plan for Grainger Engineering Library: Take the elevator or stairs to the second floor
- Google Maps directions to the Grainger Engineering Library
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