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Not sure where to start?
Start with your required texts or course reading material to become familiar with your topic. By understanding your topic you and then start to decide what type of information you need to find.
Try searching the Library Search tool that searches across many of the databases, journals, eBooks and books. You can find the Library Search on the Library website. Start searching with some relevant keywords, for example;"cultural capability" and "cultural safety" .
When searching a Library Search you can create a Boolean search strategy by using the advanced search feature.
Brainstorming & synonyms
You do this by deciding what words represent the topic's concepts (the main ideas), and then think of alternative words for the concepts, known as synonyms.
Connectors
You then connect the concepts with the Boolean AND operator, and the synonyms with the OR operator: AND is a command which finds all the words connected with AND, and OR finds at least one word connected with OR.
Finding phrases
You should also put phrases in quote marks so that they found as exact phrases.
Example
If you're researching for information about the importance of cultural capability or intelligence in the workplace it could look something like this in Library Search - Advanced Search
"cultural intelligence" or "cultural capability"
and
workplace
Learn how to search library databases and Library Search to find academic journal articles for your assignments. Need to know how to valuate a website or how to use EndNote? Register for a library workshop they free and take place on campus and online.
Library Help
Library staff are available to assist you in a variety of ways email, by telephone or in person at the library. Students can arrange for a one-on-one appointment either in person or online.
