How to develop a search strategy

Building on what you've found

Whenever you find a record that seems relevant, or an information source that is useful you should use it as an introduction to other information.

In the library books are shelved together in subject areas. This means that if you find one useful book on the shelves, there will probably be others nearby.

Catalogue and database records have subject headings or descriptors attached to them. If you search again using these terms you will find other records on similar topics.

Most academic resources contain references and bibliographies, which show where the author obtained their information. You can use these references to find other information.