Search tips

Finding literature, articles and other sources that you can use in your own work can be a bit complicated and time consuming. Here are tips to make your search more efficient.

How do I find keywords?

Finding good keywords is one of the most important and difficult tasks when searching for information.

Where do I search?

Where should you search? It depends on the type of material you want to find. Different search tools covers different subjects and contains different types of materials.

How do I search?

When searching in a database or in the Library search Tool, you can use different searching techniques and narrow your search in different ways.

What sources should I use?

When using different sources in your work, it is important that you are source-critical to the material, especially if you are going to use scientific sources.

Need guidance on information retrieval?

Subject guides

Do not know where to start? Make use of subject guides for tips on databases and more in the subject.

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Tutorial

The University Library offers tutorials on getting started or how to continue in the processes of searchning and writing. We have drop-in tutorials, but you can also make an appointment.

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Published:7 June 2016

Updated: 8 April 2021

By:Alexandra Lind

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