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Search: Boolean operators
The 3 most important Boolean operators that can be used to search on the internet are AND, OR and NOT.
These operators are used as conjunctions to combine or exclude search terms in a search, resulting in more focused and productive results. The use of these operators can significantly …
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search engines
search strategy
zoekmachine
zoekstrategie
Searching scientific literature: an example from psychology by prof. dr. Brosschot
Almost every scientific study starts with an extensive literature search. You look for the articles written on your subject of interest and you'll gradually discover unanswered questions or new lines of thoughts worth exploring.
When you start writing your own article, you'll usually include a literature review summarising the …
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article
database
FPP
search engines
search strategy
systematic review
Searching: what is a citation search?
A citation search can go forward or backward in time. If you go forward in time, you look for the sources that cited your original article. If you go back in time, you look for the sources cited by your original article (also called "snowball search").
Benefits … Read more
level: algemeen
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article
database
search engines
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Searching: what is the snowball search method?
The snowball search method is a way of tracking down related works by using the bibliography or reference list at the end of an article as your starting point. After all, there's a good chance that the sources the author has consulted while writing will be relevant to your own …
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article
database
search engines
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Sources: primary, secundary and tertiary sources
What are primary sources?
Primary sources are sources written (or made) by an original author. In exact sciences, these are lab logs, articles in which you present your research, the data you gathered during your research, etc. In social sciences these could be novels, paintings, archaeological objects, and so on. …
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article
journal
quality assessment
search strategy
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Strada lex
Strada lex is the legal database of Larcier. This database is available in Dutch, French, and English. It contains legislation, case law and the journals of the publishers Larcier and Bruylant to which Ghent University has a subscription. On the bookshelf you will also find the digital version of the …
Read moreSystematic review: tips, tricks and tools
How do I formulate my research question and selection criteria?
Formulate a research question in which, if possible, all aspects of your topic are named. The PICO model is a tool for setting up a clinical research question, clearly describing the patient category (Population/Patient), …
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FFW
FGE
quality assessment
research question
search strategy
systematic review
Translation Studies Bibliography (TSB)
Translation Studies Bibliography is an annotated bibliography of the vast field of Translation and Interpreting Studies. TSB includes a thesaurus where you can include search terms from a controlled vocabulary in your search.
AccessThis database is fully accessible within the UGent network (UGentNet).
Boolean operatorsYou can …
Read moreUfora: wetenschappelijke bronnen koppelen in een cursus
In Ufora, het leerplatform van de UGent, kan je wetenschappelijke bronnen linken per inhoud of (sub)module van een cursus. Hieronder lees je stapsgewijs hoe je zelf koppelingen maakt naar documenten/bestanden en webpagina's in Ufora.
Merk op dat enkel cursusbeheerders en lesgevers aanpassingen kunnen doen aan een cursus en/of (sub)modules. …
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bibliotheek
databank
Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry is a reference work related to industrial chemistry. As of 2016 it is in its 7th edition. This reference work provides the most current and trustworthy knowledge in everything that relates to the chemical industry, including processes, chemicals, products, analytical chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and …
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database
FEA - engineering
Web of Science (WoS): introduction
Web of Science (WoS) is a portal of several scholarly databases. Ghent University has access to:
- Science Citation Index (SCI)
- Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH)
- Emerging Sources …
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article
database
evaluate
FEA
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library
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Web of Science: how to find the impact factor and ranking of a journal?
Open Web of Science
Go to the library catalogue lib.ugent.be > Databases > WoS : Web of Science.
Click "Products" in the top right corner to open a dropdown menu. Then click "Journal Citation Reports (tm)."
Enter the title, the short title, …
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database
Web of Science: saving a search query
If you create a Web of Science account, your search history will be automatically saved.
Click "View your search history" on the left to see your search history. You can create search alerts also.
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database
Web of Science: what is My Research Assistant (app) and how do I use it?
Web of Science (Clarivate) developed a new app to help you access their database from wherever you are. Once you're set up, you don't need to be connected to the Ghent University network anymore! But what can you do with it exactly, and how can you start using it?
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database
research question
search engines
Westlaw
Westlaw is a legal database by Thomson Reuters with a focus on the United States, and a selection of international materials. It contains an extensive collection of American case law (on federal and state level) and a large quantity of secondary sources on more than 30 subjects. The international materials …
Read moreWestlaw UK
Westlaw UK, a legal database of Thomson Reuters, provides access to case law, legislation, news, legal journals, commentaries, topical alerts and UK legal materials. It also contains a selection of materials (e.g., case law, legislation) related to the EU. In Westlaw UK, some of the 'International Materials' from the …
Read moreZoeken naar bronnen : Architectuurontwerp I (Bachelor 1)
Wat zoek je?
- Projectbeschrijvingen
- Plannen
- Snedes
- Foto's
Er zijn een aantal go-to tijdschriften waarin je heel snel de verschillende bronnen van projecten kan terugvinden, de belangrijkste zijn:
Internationaal:- El Croquis (per architect)
- A+U: architecture and urbanism (per thema)
- GA houses
- GA document
- Casabella
- JA: the Japan …
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bibliotheek
FEA
FEA - architecture
kwalitatief onderzoek
onderzoeksvraag
archINFORM
archINFORM is an online database for international architecture, originally emerging from records of interesting building projects from architecture students from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany). It has become a large online database about world-renowned architects and buildings from past to present. The database contains information (including plans and images) …
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database
FEA - architecture