How To Write A Literature Review - How to Build a Literature Review Search Strategy

🎓 GET 1-ON-1 HELP: https://gradcoach.com/?utm_source=YT&utm_campaign=BDzobZS_OlU 🧰 FREE RESEARCH TOOLKIT: https://gradcoach.com/toolkit/?utm_source=YT&utm_campaign=BDzobZS_OlU 📚 FREE EVENTS & WORKSHOPS: https://gradcoach.com/events/?utm_source=YT&utm_campaign=BDzobZS_OlU Spending hours searching databases… and still not finding the right academic papers for your literature review? The problem usually isn’t effort. It’s a missing search strategy. In this video, Dr. Matthew Courtney from Grad Coach explains how to plan and structure a literature search strategy before you start your literature review, so you can find more relevant studies with less frustration. You’ll learn: - Why planning matters before opening any database - How to choose the most relevant databases for your field - How to identify effective keywords and older terminology - How to extract keywords from existing papers - When to ask your university librarian for help - How to use AND / OR Boolean operators to tighten or widen searches If your literature review search process feels random, overwhelming, or unproductive, this video will give you a clear, repeatable approach. 00:00 Structuring a Search Strategy 00:19 The Planning Phase 00:33 Identifying Relevant Databases 01:10 Creating a List of Keywords 03:00 Utilizing Boolean Operators 03:47 Putting Your Plan into Practice 📹 This video is an extract from our Literature Review Q&A session - watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/SStsFmEsZzE 👉 Need hands-on help with your literature review? Book a free consultation with a Grad Coach: https://gradcoach.com