El arte de saber buscar II: estrategias avanzadas de búsqueda
In this session you'll learn advanced search techniques to find the information you need in less time. We'll show you tips and tricks and give a live step-by-step explanation of how to carry out a search. Aimed at students who want to hone their search skills. This seminar is complemented by a first session on the basic concepts of searching for information.
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You can obtain good results with a simple search, but if you need very specific information, for a master's or bachelor's degree final project or a literature review, a good understanding of the sources of information and knowing how to build good searches is essential.
You can obtain good results with a simple search, but if you need very specific information, for a master's or bachelor's degree final project or a literature review, a good understanding of the sources of information and knowing how to build good searches is essential. Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, and NOT) to relate search words and proximity operators (NEAR/n and PRE/n) to specify the separation between words.
Use operators carefully and do not overuse them - especially the OR and NOT operators. You can use the NEAR/n operator instead of quotation marks ("") to avoid restricting your search and to consider possible variations, such as marketing NEAR/1 campaign.
Consult the databases that the Library subscribes to at Search the digital collection by field. You will need your UOC Campus login details. The example searches in this seminar are performed using the ProQuest Central database.
How to perform a search using the advanced search tool. Use the "All subjects" or "Any field except full text" fields. The example uses NEAR/1, the asterisk and Boolean operators. Search filters are then applied, which reduces the number of results from 36,000 to 56.
The various independent searches are performed first, and then they are combined using the "Recent searches" option. This option is particularly useful for highly complex searches in specialized databases.