3. Undertake preliminary research
Having mapped out your search plan, choose a database to do some preliminary research in. This preliminary research step helps to shape and refine your research direction. This step ensures you will have the right terms, the key authors, and a basic understanding of the concepts. Visit the Databases & journals page to browse the recommended databases for forensic science.
Finding resources for your assessment
Need a recap of your initial research steps? Watch this video to learn how to find the best resources for your assessments, narrow down your search results and find peer reviewed articles.
Your Task
Utilising the search terms that you created in your search planner. Take a few of those key word concepts and try it out in one of the relevant databases that you have found.
Start with a few broad concepts first. Too many results? Refine by adding more concepts.
Tip
Keep a record of which database you have searched in and the terms you have used. This will save you time when repeating the same search in another database.