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PGR/ECR: Searching Smarter: Advanced Search Techniques In-Person

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR PGR's, ECR's & RESEARCH STAFF

Do you want to be able to search faster and more successfully for electronic resources for your research, learning or teaching?  This session will cover advanced search techniques you can use for everything from Google Scholar to Web of Science.

  • Turn a research question into an effective search strategy
  • Identify the most appropriate search tools for your research
  • Effectively use Boolean operators to develop a search string
  • Fine tune searches with the use of truncation, wildcards and other search techniques

Booking for this workshop is required via the Doctoral College.  

Related LibGuide: PGR library guide by Nicola Howorth (Exeter)

Date:
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Time Zone:
UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
Location:
No Location
Audience:
  Postgraduate Researchers  
Categories:
  PGR/ECR Library Workshops  

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Jude Fleming (Exeter)
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Nicola Nye (Exeter)

Nicki provides support for:

  • Archaeology and History
  • Communications, Drama and Film
  • Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies
  • Engineering

If you are attached to another department, please check for the details of the dedicated liaison librarian for your discipline and book in online.

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