The Planning Process
There are four important steps in the planning of an effective search strategy.
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- Authors use all kinds of words to describe similar concepts, so you too should come up with a list of synonyms with which to search.

- Some search tips are universal and can be applied regardless of which database you are using.

- Once you have a list of potential search terms, you need to connect them using the Boolean operators AND & OR