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10th November
14:00 to 15:00
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Search techniques for finding academic sources

10th November 14:00 to 15:00
Are you beginning a project, literature review or dissertation and need to search for information?
The Library runs a series of workshops throughout the academic year which cover referencing, finding information, using generative AI and EndNote. Find out more information about the workshops we deliver on our Infoskills, workshops, tutorials and support page with additional resources available via our Library Research and Referencing Moodle area.

This session will help you plan your searches by creating a search strategy and will introduce you to time saving search techniques. 

Techniques we will cover include: 

  • Phrase searching 
  • Truncation 
  • Wildcards 
  • AND & OR 

This workshop will now take place on Microsoft Teams.

If you are new to finding academic sources, you may wish to book on to the An introduction to finding academic sources for your assignments workshop. Visit the Infoskills workshops, tutorials and support page for more information. 

For further resources and to download a copy of the workshop slides, please visit the Library Research and Referencing Moodle page. 

The booking window for this event will close 1 hour before the start time. 

Email library@mmu.ac.uk if you have any problems booking. 

Associated Badges:

In A Nutshell...

  • Identify... keywords to use as search terms.
  • Explore... search techniques and how to build up a search strategy.
  • Understand... how search techniques can be utilised in databases to gain more relevant results.
  • Ask... your questions and receive help with any challenges you may be having.
  • Earn up to 5 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.

Schedule

  • personal_video 14:00 to 15:00 on 10/11/25 - Takes place online
    Search techniques for finding academic sources