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Sub sections:

+ What do you need?
- Finding information
+ Selecting & sorting
+ Putting it together
+ Keeping track
+ Using information appropriately
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Search strategy

Developing a search strategy is a two-step process. First, you need to work out a list of keywords. Keywords are fundamental to any systematic search for information. Then you refine your strategy by combining those keywords.

Keywords
Combining keywords
Choosing the right tools

Search smarter, Search faster

Produced by the University of Sydney, this short clip (6.54min) explains the key concepts of keyword searching.