In this short video we take a brief look at searching grey literature. Grey literature is the term given to unpublished documents such as… — In this short video we take a brief look at searching grey literature. Grey literature is the term given to unpublished documents such as dissertations, technical reports, conference abstracts, newsletters, presentations and so on. …

In this short video we learn how to automatically translate search strategies to the syntax of different databases. — In this short video we learn how to automatically translate search strategies to the syntax of different databases. Let’s start with a simple search strategy that finds documents on the use of exercise to prevent obesity in older people: As you can see, this search strategy is currently retrieving…

I’m delighted to report that our paper ‘ Interactive query expansion for professional search applications’ has just been published in the… — I’m delighted to report that our paper ‘ Interactive query expansion for professional search applications’ has just been published in the journal Business Information Review. It’s been a long time in the making, primarily as the work was completed over a prolonged period of time involving many iterations, not all…

Spring is traditionally a time of new beginnings, so I am delighted this week to announce a new release of 2Dsearch. This contains a… — Spring is traditionally a time of new beginnings, so I am delighted this week to announce a new release of 2Dsearch. This contains a variety of bug fixes and improvements, including support for two new databases: ACM Guide to Computing Literature and IDEAS (the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics…

In the previous video we learnt how to use search suggestions to help us choose effective keywords for our search. In this video, we’ll… — In the previous video we learnt how to use search suggestions to help us choose effective keywords for our search. In this video, we’ll look at techniques to make those terms more precise. A key task in developing effective search strategies is choosing the right terms for the various facets…

In our previous video we learnt how to use the visual approach to create the correct structure for our search strategy. In this video… — In our previous video we learnt how to use the visual approach to create the correct structure for our search strategy. In this video, we’ll look at techniques to create the right content. A key task in developing effective search strategies is choosing the right keywords. But how do…