Plan a strategy before you commence searching.
Develop a robust search strategy to help reduce irrelevant results.
As your searching progresses you will refine your search.
5 steps for searching effectively
1. Create a focused, clearly defined topic (and sub topics if necessary)
2. Identify key words and phrases within your topic/s
3. Think of alternative terms including synonyms and spelling differences
4. For more complex searches you can link all the terms using Boolean operators such as AND & OR
5. Run the search in UQ Library Search, or an appropriate database and evaluate the results.
Too many results?
Too few relevant results?
Explanation of Creating a database search strategy (YouTube, 6m29s)
“data visualization”
Add another term/s to make your search more specific: "data visualization" platforms AND "interactive data exploration"
Add synonyms to ensure you find all relevant results: "data visualization" platforms AND ("interactive data exploration" OR IDE)
OR use the asterisk symbol:
data visuali* platforms AND ("interactive data exploration" OR IDE)
Note: Use parentheses around search terms so the terms are searched for in a logical way (similar to solving a maths problem).
Explanation of peer reviewed articles and journals (YouTube, 1m51s)
For help with planning your search you can consult the Library guides or speak to the Librarian team.