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Search Techniques Marcia Bates and UCLA

Pearling Footnote chasing References 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. References 1. 2. Newer Peer Reviewed Article Peer Reviewed Article Older Peer Reviewed Article

Footnote chasing backwards in time WoS Always older References 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Article ____________ ___________ ____________ ___________ _____________ – always older articles, backwards in time – especially good for review articles, big bibliographies Advantages? Tried and true – rely on other experts to help guide you Newer Peer Reviewed Article Older Peer Reviewed Article

Take one good article and find other articles that cite it, more recent ones – forwards in time

Pearling 3 2 1 Article 3, cites article 1 or 2 or both, etc. Expands a search 2 1 Take one good article and find other articles that cite it, more recent ones – forwards in time New articles cite older articles

Berrypicking (directed searching) Pick and choose Expert in your topic