Search Strategy
Create a seach strategy
A search strategy is a tool that helps you plan, organise, and conduct your literature search in a systematic way.
Based on your research question, it can help you to:
- Define and focus your topic
- Plan and manage your searches
In your search strategy, you should record the keywords for each search topic, along with any synonyms, related concepts, subject headings, and databases you use.
As your search progresses, your search strategy may evolve. You can add new keywords, related concepts, potentially relevant sources, researchers, and other ideas that emerge during the search process.
A well-developed search strategy can help you stay focused, maintain an overview of your search process, and search the literature systematically and efficiently.