Information searching and referencing

Question 1

How to find scientific information?

Answer 1

1. Get an overview of your subject with general information
2. Find more information in books, papers, etc
3. Find specific information about your subject in scientific, peer reviewed journals

Question 2

Name three search techniques

Answer 2

1. Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT. Example: (Biofuel* OR “alternate fuel”) AND (politic OR polic* OR economic*) AND aviation
2. Truncation: Ending word with * to find the word with multiple endings. Example: Biofuel* (includes biofuel, biofuels, biofuels)
3. Phrase-searching: “…”