This document provides guidance on conducting an effective literature search. It outlines the 7 key tasks in a literature review including selecting a question, choosing search terms, running searches, and applying screening criteria. It discusses searching subject databases and retaining search strategies when moving databases. Hand searching reference lists in sources like Scopus and using bibliographic analysis tools like GoPubMed to identify influential authors, publication trends, and journals are also covered. The document emphasizes executing searches across multiple databases and sources to conduct a thorough literature review.

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6. Running your search(es) Search #2 = Search #3 = Search #4 = Search #5 = #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 Search #1 = Concept 1 Search #6 = Search #7 = Search #8 = Search #9 = Concept 2 Search #10 = #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 Search #11 = #5 AND #10 Results

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15. GoPubMed : www.gopubmed.org/