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    Dissertation toolkit for Social and Political Science students
    A collection of guides to support your dissertation research including getting started, effective search techniques, selecting the best databases and search tools, finding secondary data and evaluating sources for quality and relevance.

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    Dissertation toolkit for business students
    A collection of guides to support your business dissertation research, including how to get started, effective search techniques, selecting the best databases and search tools for the types of information you need, finding secondary data, and evaluating information sources for relevance and quality.

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    Dissertation toolkit for education students
    A collection of guides to support your dissertation research including getting started, effective search techniques, selecting the best databases and search tools, finding secondary data and evaluating sources for quality and relevance.

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    Finding information for your dissertation or thesis - guide for Law students
    Guide to finding information for law dissertation or thesis

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    From research question to search strategy
    Quick guide on how to turn your dissertation research question into a search strategy

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    Using syntax to increase the sensitivity of a search strategy
    Video showing a worked example of how to use syntax to increase the sensitivity of a search strategy.

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