Building a search strategy

Building a Search Strategy

KumarHead Librarian

Academic Bridge ProgramQatar Foundation

Library Databases

Objectives of this presentation

Explain what a library database is.

Develop a search strategy.

Explain the nuances of searching.

Library Databases

What?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1. Plan

2. Research Topic or

Question

How schools are planning to cope with

technology in Qatar?

3. Identify Main Concepts

Schools

Planning

Technology

Qatar

Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent cyber

bullying?

4. Use Synonyms or Phrases

Broaden or limit your search

Consider using quotes around

phrases

◦ “Strategic Planning”

◦ “Educational Technology”

5. Use Connecting Words

Boolean Operators

AND

OR

NOT

AND

Schools and Technology HAVE to be included in the

search

How schools are planning to cope with technology in Qatar?

OR

How schools are planning to cope with technology in Qatar?

Information Technology OR Education Technology

Expanding or broadening the search

NOT

How schools are planning to cope with technology in Qatar?

NOT

IT

Excluding or limiting the search results

Education

Technology

Recap

Plan

Research topic or question

Identify main concepts

Use synonyms or phrases

Use connecting words (Boolean

operators)

Questions?

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KumarHead LibrarianAcademic Bridge ProgramOffice B001A [Library][email protected] 445 42167