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Researching academic literature 1: the basics

Use of advanced search, phrase searching, Boolean (AND/OR/NOT) and the importance or searching for synonyms. (Duration: 3:56 mins)

 

Researching academic literature 2: wildcards, proximity operators, and selecting search terms

Using wildcards, proximity operators, and selecting search terms (Duration: 4:31 mins)

 

Researching academic literature 3: advanced search techniques

Building complex search strings. (Duration: 2:40 mins)