Which of these search methods is best when you are using literature references to find other relevant publications about your subject?
1. Snowball method
2. Keywords
3. Citation search
4. Search operators AND, OR and NOT
You can use search operators to broaden or limit your search.
Examples of these are shown below.
Which combination results in the most specific search?
1. Rats AND Mice
2. Rats OR Mice
3. Rats NOT Mice
How can you define your subject precisely?
1. by searching with the operator OR
2. by searching with wildcards/truncation
3. by specifying a period in years
4. by using a synonym