Search Smarter with Databases

Course description

Search Smarter with Databases 

If you want to learn how to find high quality academic research using databases, this workshop will introduce you to what databases are, why they matter, and how to search them effectively. Learn how to break down a research question into concepts and synonyms, construct a search strategy, and troubleshoot common search issues to improve your results.

You may also be interested in Search smarter with findit@flinders + AI, which introduces the Primo Research Assistant.

Type of course

Web conference

Who should attend

Anyone wanting an introduction to databases 

What you will learn

This session covers some essentials of using databases, including:   

• Understanding academic databases and why they are essential for research
• Breaking down a research question using concepts and synonyms
• Building search strategies using keywords, phrases, truncation, and Boolean connectors
• Evaluating search results for relevance
• Troubleshooting search problems
• Finding help and support

Prerequisites / assumed knowledge

nil