A practical workshop on developing strong search strategies and finding relevant academic literature - whether you're starting your PhD or working on a research project.

What will we cover?  

1. Sources for academic literature
2. Building a search strategy
3. Formulating and combining search terms
4. Search approaches

At the end of the workshop you will be able to apply different search strategies and approaches.

Feel free to take a short quiz on search skills to get an idea of different search strategies.

Who can attend?

• Researchers and (external) PhD candidates of the Nijmegen School of Management
• Especially useful if you are planning or starting a literature review
• Counts as 4 hours in your Training and Supervision Plan (2 hours preparation + 2 hours attendance), see TPS template "Method related training".

How can you prepare for the workshop?

• Search for academic literature on your research topic
• Keep track of your search process: record your search activities, including search terms, search operators, filters, databases used, and results.
• Optional: Have a look at the checklist for reporting literature searches in systematic reviews for inspiration.

During the session, we'll discuss what you've experienced and how this relates to effective searching strategies.

Part of a series:

This is the first in a series of three workshops on information skills for researchers. We recommend joining also the second and third sessions to strengthen your skills.

Online attendance:

This workshop will be held on campus and in person. If you are unable to come to the campus, I can organise a shorter version of the workshop for Thursday, 5 November from 10.30 till 12:00. If you would like to join online, please let me know and I will send you the link. If you have any specific questions in advance, please do not hesitate to get in touch: norma.foetsch@ru.nl