Faculty Databases and Journals : HOW TO SEARCH DATABASES

These search strategies are applicable to all databases, see examples in the short video below:

The first video from the above provide steps on how to develop an effective search strategy. The second video covers basic search where as the third video covers more detailed advanced search strategy.

The videos below cover the following areas: 

• Steps of a systematic review process
• Difference between literature review and systematic review
• Developing a search strategy for systematic reviews by Medical Research Council, South Africa
  • Cochrane South Africa website contain summaries of Cochrane reviews 
  • Find latest news from Cochrane Africa
• CPUT researchers have access to Cochrane reviews via Cochrane  Library