Research Guides: Literature Reviews: Keep Track

Keep Track of Your Research

Keep Track of Your Searches

Recording information about your searches and search results is essential and will keep you from unnecessary repetition and provide critical information to anyone you ask for assistance with your search.

Here's an example:

Database	Date	Search Terms	Limits/Filters	Results & Comments	Database Terminology	Database Term Search	Results & Comments
Web of Science	01/03/18	Chocolate and blood pressure	none	405 results – expected more	blood-pressure; chocolate; dark chocolate; cocoa; cocoa intake	(chocolate OR cocoa OR "dark chocolate" OR "cocoa intake") AND "blood-pressure"	542
PubMed, etc.

Keep Track of Your Research Results

Consider using a citation management tool to help you

organize your research all in one place
avoid plagiarism by tracking your research path
create in text citations with the click of a button(s)
easily format - and re-format - bibliographies

Refer to this Choosing a Citation Manager guide for more information. Common citation managers include EndNote, Mendeley, Refworks, Zotero and BibTex.

The Research Commons at Koerner Library offers regular workshops and individual help with popular citation management tools including Mendeley and Zotero.

Check the workshop schedule or book an individual consultation. If you're not sure which citation management tool to use, consider booking an individual consultation to help you decide.