The search string I have come up with (Medicine OR Cure) And (Down Syndrome OR Down’s Syndrome) And (Diagnose OR First Appeared). By using that subject specific database, I had 12 results come back.
To narrow down my search results in the Academic Results Premier, I'm going to narrow down different time periods I want certain results, and I'm also going to narrow down the different types of media the results come back in.
In the Academic Search Premier, I had 23 results come back, I don't feel like that is too many results come back, its giving me enough options to look through and find what I need. Within that 23 results, 6 of them are in full text.
My research question has changed since I first started doing research, simply because when I first started this, the only thing I was searching for was Down Syndrome.
Coming up with a research question was difficult because I didn't know where to start. There are so many things I don't know about my population, and I want to get everything I can about learning about them, so I was nervous to narrow down my search, but now I know if I hadn't, I wouldn't get anything out of this because there is too much information out there.
Hi Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your post about your MedLine Plus experience.
I have made this comment a couple of times on database search assignments...please recreate your search string and try it again using (medicine OR therap* OR treatment) AND ("Down Syndrome" OR "Down's Syndrome"). There is no cure for Down Syndrome, but there could be therapies, treatments, and medications that people with Down Syndrome have to take to alleviate some of the medical issues that they face as part of their disorder.
I look forward to hearing whether or not your search results change, or become more relevant, with the suggested search string.
Sincerely,
Professor Wexelbaum