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LITERATURE SEARCH TEMPLATE
Your essay/assignment title
Keywords, subjects or
concepts which you want to
search for:e.g. cancer care, Scotland,
hospices, palliative care,
care plans
How will you combine these
concepts together to refine
your search?
e.g.
cancer care OR palliative care
AND care plans
AND hospices
AND Scotland
Range of years, e.g. 2000 to
What limitations will you
apply to your search?
date
Language(s)
Type of document, e.g.
journal articles only, textbooks
only, websites only
Geographical area, e.g. UK
only, Not USA
Other limitations
What type of information will
you need?
Which tools will you use to
search for information?
Simple definitions or explanations
Detailed descriptions
In-depth analyses or research articles
News reports
Personal reflections
Historical accounts
Other (specify) ?
Library Catalogue
Journals databases e.g. CINAHL/Medline/BNI
Web search engine e.g. Google
Web information gateway e.g. NMAP
Other tools (list any)
Last updated September 2005 - AJ