Searching like a pro. Online course on literature searching.
Welcome
Chapter 1: Why literature search?
Chapter 1
Learning objectives Chapter 1
Introduction to Chapter 1 (1/10)
The Knowledge of Others (2/10)
Phases of research (3/10)
Evaluating quality with the CRAAP test (4/10)
Quiz CRAAP test 1 (5/10)
Quiz CRAAP test 2 (6/10)
Quiz CRAAP test 3 (7/10)
Quiz CRAAP test 4 (8/10)
Applying the CRAAP test (9/10)
Repetition of learning objectives Chapter 1
Further reading (10/10)
Chapter 2: What do I search for?
Chapter 2
Learning objectives Chapter 2
Introduction to Chapter 2 (1/8)
Researching a topic (2/8)
Lists of search terms (3/8)
Updating the list of search terms (4/8)
Citation searching (5/8)
Understanding citations: publication forms (6/8)
Guide for literature searching (7/8)
Quiz (8/8)
Repetition of learning objectives Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Where do I search?
Chapter 3
Learning objectives Chapter 3
Introduction to Chapter 3 (1/19)
Where do I search for literature? (2/19)
What can I find in databases? (3/19)
Finding the right database with DBIS (4/19)
Searching for online journal articles (5/19)
Searching for journal articles in the Electronic Journal Library (EZB) (6/19)
What will I find in library catalogues? (7/19)
How can I access the book? (8/19)
Searching for e-books in the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK) (9/19)
When do I research on the Internet? (10/19)
What do search engines find? (11/19)
How do I evaluate the search results of a search engine? (12/19)
Search engines or subjects databases? (13/19)
What does Google Scholar find? (14/19)
Effective search with Google Scholar (15/19)
Full-text access via Google Scholar (16/19)
How is published in my subject? (17/19)
Quiz (18/19)
Repetition of learning objectives Chapter 3
Further reading (19/19)
Chapter 4: How do I search effectively?
Chapter 4
Learning objectives Chapter 4
Introduction to chapter 4 (1/14)
Less is more: stop words (2/14)
Entering search words "correctly" (3/14)
Truncation (4/14)
How does truncation work? (5/14)
Advanced search (6/14)
Refining the results (7/14)
Searching by keywords (8/14)
Searching by subject headings (9/14)
Thesaurus (10/14)
Browsing through the shelves (11/14)
From one text to another: snowball technique (12/14)
Snowball technique combined with searching a database (13/14)
Managing the number of search results (14/14)
Repetition of learning objectives Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Literature found - what now?
Chapter 5
Learning objectives Chapter 5
Extent of research: when do I stop researching? (1/10)
Time management (2/10)
Sorting and evaluating the research results (3/10)
How do I access my sources? (4/10)
Accessing electronic resources off campus (5/10)
Ordering books via inter-library loan (6/10)
Saving search results and managing references (7/10)
Citing (8/10)
Data protection: 3-2-1 (9/10)
Repetition of learning objectives Chapter 5
What next? (10/10)
Final test
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