Search strateries basics

SEARCH STRATERIES BASICS

Firstly, I know that when we are first starting to formulate your research question, it can be useful to brainstorm keywords that are synonymous with or related to the major concepts of our topic, as well as narrower and broader terms. 

Subject headings, which use a standardized vocabulary, usually give you more specific resources on your topic.

Examples of subject headings are:
Library subject headings.
Science subject headings.
Thesaurus of psychological index terms.
BOOLEAN SEARCHING
Before that, i also used many search engine to do my task; however, it was difficult for me to find the correct information or document. Until now, i have recognized that searching information also  has its own techniques. Typically, that is boolean searching which allows us tp gruop words together in an eletronic databases or enviroment such as world widw webto recieve a number of different results.

Those are boolean operators which are AND, OR, NOT. Each one has each own function.
Using AND or NOT, you can limit the search. However, when using AND, you only receive only pages which include both of your search terms, though not necessarily next to one another. Using NOT to find pages including only the first term and excluding the second term.
Using OR to expands the search, to receive pages containing either one or both of your search terms.

TRUNCATION , WILDCARD AND PHRASE SEARCHING

Using truncation, allows you to retrive multiple multiple spelling of root word or word stem such as plural or singularforms.






A wildcard is special character such as asterisk (*), question mark (?), or pound sign (#) that places one or more letters in a word.
Phrase searching is used when you use a string of words to search with.

Primary, secondary and teriary sources

PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERIARY SOURCES

 PRIMARY SOURCES

Firstly, I have understood that a primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. It is first-hand information and to help the researcher to get as close as possible to what actually happened during an historical event or time period.  

Examples of primary sources:

 

SECONDARY SOURCES:

A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Some types of secondary sources include:

• PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias 

Examples of secondary sources include:

◦      Journal articles

◦      Books

◦      Radio and TV documentaries

 TERIARY SOURCES

Tertiary sources generally provide an overview or summary of a topic, and may contain both primary and secondary sources. The information is displayed as entirely factual, and does not include analysis or critique.
Tertiary sources can also be collections of primary and secondary sources, such as databases, bibliographies and directories.