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Department of Zoology 2018/2019 Session MSc Seminar Orientation Programme Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines by Temitope O. Sogbanmu, PhD Date: June 25, 2019

Outline Definition of Literature Review What are Search Engines? Useful Search Engines Where to start from in sourcing information How to streamline information sourced 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 2

Literature Review A literature review is a scholarly paper, which includes the current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic (www.Wikipedia.org). 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 3

Search Engines ❑ A search engine is a web-based tool that enables users to locate information on the World Wide Web. ❑ It is a service that allows users to search for content via the world wide web using keywords or key phrases (www.techopedia.com 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 4

Useful Search Engines ❑ Google ❑ Google Scholar ❑ ResearchGate ❑ Science Direct ❑ Scopus ❑ Web of Science ❑ PubMed - NCBI ❑ University of Lagos Institutional Repository 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 5

Where to start from? ❑ Source information chronologically: ❑ Local – research group, dept, faculty, university, state ❑ National - Nigeria ❑ Regional – West Africa ❑ Continental - Africa ❑ International - Worldwide 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 6

How to streamline information ❑ Set up Google Scholar Alerts 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 7

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use keywords, “, AND, OR, ()… 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 8

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use keywords, “, AND, OR, ()… 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 9

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use keywords, “, AND, OR, ()… 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 10

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use keywords, “, AND, OR, ()… 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 11

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use Google images… 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 12

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use Google images… 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 13

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use Google Advanced Search settings 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 14

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use Search tool on ResearchGate 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 15

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use PubMed settings 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 16

How to streamline information, Cont’d ❑ Use Science Direct 12 April, 2020 Literature Reviews: Sourcing for Relevant Information Using Search Engines 17

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