{"id":7285,"date":"2026-03-31T13:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:59:44","slug":"build-stronger-research-skills-with-advanced-literature-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/build-stronger-research-skills-with-advanced-literature-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"Build stronger research skills with Advanced Literature Searching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conducting a high\u2011quality literature review is a critical step in any research project, yet finding relevant, credible and comprehensive sources can be challenging. Deakin Library\u2019s <strong>Advanced Literature Searching<\/strong> workshop is designed to help students and staff build confidence and capability in navigating complex research landscapes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In this interactive online session, you\u2019ll develop strategies for selecting the most appropriate databases and information sources for your discipline, and learn how to make the most of advanced search features to improve both efficiency and precision. The workshop will also cover ways to structure and manage your search techniques, enabling you to adapt your approach as your research evolves.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll gain practical tips for undertaking comprehensive literature searches that help position your project within the existing body of research, as well as techniques for uncovering hard\u2011to\u2011find or less visible sources. These skills are particularly valuable for higher\u2011level research projects, including theses, systematic or scoping reviews and grant applications.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Event details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Deakin students and staff<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> 22 April 2026, 10:00\u201311:30am<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Online<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libcal.com\/event\/5896160\">Register for the event.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conducting a high\u2011quality literature review is a critical step in any research project, yet finding relevant, credible and comprehensive sources can be challenging. Deakin Library\u2019s Advanced Literature Searching workshop is designed to help students and staff build confidence and capability in navigating complex research landscapes. In this interactive online session, you\u2019ll develop strategies for selecting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128203,"featured_media":7286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2026\/03\/Advanced-Lit-Search.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pao1A6-1Tv","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7285"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7288,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7285\/revisions\/7288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}