Strategies for Finding Information on Technical Topics

Introduction

 This section identifies strategies to conduct topic searching on STN Easy.

Definition

 Topic searching uses keywords to describe sci-tech areas of interest.

When to use

 Use the following strategies to find information on technical topics:
 When you want to  Use this STN Easy strategy to find relevant information:
  • Find papers containing general information on technology topics
  • Survey quickly sci-tech literature
  • Use 1 search term or phrase in your strategy
 Easy Search Topic Lookup
  • Find papers on specific technology topics
  • Access specific databases
  • Use more than 1 search term in your strategy
 Specific Topic Search

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