Gender Studies - Library course - master
Welcome to library course in advanced searching for literature in your master project.
How to conduct literature searches to map the research done on a topic? How to assess sources you find when you search?
In this course we learn how to get the most out of the library's discovery tool Oria and databases we subscribe to that are relevant to your field. We learn how to do advanced searches by use of search techniques as boolean terms (AND, OR, NOT), keywords and subject headings. We also go through some of the most important things to keep in mind while assessing the literature.
Learning outcomes
After attending the course, you will:
Be familiar with the most central literature databases in gender studies
Be familiar with subject headings within gender studies
Know of search techniques that will make your searches more effective and accurate
Be able to perform subject searches and citation searches in different databases.
Working methods
Lecture with practical case examples and guided individual searching
Time and place
No upcoming courses
Target group
The course is intended for the masterstudents in gender studies.
Subject Specialist Marianne Inez Lien
Library page for students of Gender Research
Published May 6, 2013 12:21 PM
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