Step 1: Using the link below, watch the video on Refining Search Results . (Note yet another time that like all the tutorials before, this video is not specific to the field of Education, but again the concepts presented are the same for research in Education).
Step 2: Continue reading the boxes further down the page as they present you with basic information about refining your search results. If you still have questions, please contact me at: todd.shipman@auburn.edu
Below is an image showing the typical limiters available for refining your search results. The image is taken from an EBSCO database. Below are the main points as are also shown in the image:
1, You may select to limit by date of publication. Standard academic practice is to stay within 10 years of today and the last 5 years are preferred.
2. You may need to limit type of publication to “academic journals.” The Peer Review limiter may do most of that for you, but some non-journal publications can be peer reviewed, so this is something to consider.
3. You may select to limit by many other factors such as geography or language, but caution is recommended. Sometimes the article is not indexed with this information. So, selecting English and United States may possibly remove results that are in English and from the United States. Use these limiters with that in mind.
When you use Discovery, limiters for Peer review and Publication date are found below the advanced search boxes. Just scroll down to find them.
