To orientate yourself on your topic, you can use Google. If you want to search more effectively and efficiently, choose Google advanced.
Where can you find this search bar?
► Via the search terms google advanced in the Google search bar.
Using this screen, you can do a boolean search with the operators AND, OR or NOT. An exact search is also possible. See the explanation in the box below.
| All these words = search with AND | Each search term is included in your search result For example: circular economy plastics |
| Exact word combination |
This search technique ensures that you find, for example, a citation or that you search exactly for a phrase(s) or compound search term. This can also be done with quotation marks: "...". |
| One of these words = search with OR | This search technique ensures that you can search with synonyms, different spellings, translations, etc. For example: "circular economy" or "cradle-to-cradle" or "Cradle2Cradle" or "blue economy" |
| None of these words = search with NOT |
This search technique allows you to exclude terms. |
| Numbers, from | This field allows you to search between 2 periods, or you search for numerical data |
Looking for up-to-date information? You can refine a search strategy by limiting your search over time: only sources that have been updated or posted or in a specific time period. Once you have searched, you will see that option appear in your screen under Tools.
You then choose Elke periode (Any Period), where you have the option to customize it according to your preferences. The other filters can be useful too.
