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When searching for a research question or topic, start with ideas and keywords, or AI tools:
The library also subscribes to Web of Science Research Assistant that offers AI-driven features such as literature review, citation tracking and related article suggestions. However, over-reliance on generative AI could negatively affect a person's critical thinking skills. Though academic AI tools (such as Web of Science Research Assistant) rarely fabricate false citations as general AI, they may cite references in ways that misrepresent the contents. So traditional database search is necessary. For a thorough and systematic literature search, it is important that its search strategy is transparent and reprocucible.
1. Break down your topic into different concepts / keywords so that the database can understand what you are looking for.
2. Find synonyms / related words for each key concept.
3. Use operators: AND OR NOT and connectors: “” * () to combine concepts and synonyms.
| An Example of Topic | Should animal welfare be legalized? |
| Concepts / Keywords | animal welfare, legalize |
| What other terms people may use to describe the concepts |
animal welfare: animal rights, animal well-being legalize : legal, legalization, law |
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Connect by boolean operators : AND, OR, NOT AND - all terms should appear in the results OR - any one or all of the terms will apper in the result NOT - exclude unwanted terms |
First connect similar meaning terms with OR "animal welfare " OR "animal rights" OR "animal well-being" Then combine concepts using AND, Use () to form search query: ("animal welfare" OR "animal rights" OR "animal well-being") AND (legal* OR law) |
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Use " " to search a phrase Use * to broaden search
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Use double quotes " " to search as a phrase: "animal welfare" Use asterisk * to broaden search to include various word endings |
4. Choose and use appropriate search tools to suit your research topic shown in the right column (Databases, other search tools).
5. Find evidence for you topic.
1.人工智能
AI OR "artificial intelligence" OR "machine learning" OR "deep learning"
2.ChatGPT
ChatGPT OR GPT OR "chat generative pre-trained transformer" OR AIGC OR "AI-generated content" OR "large language model" OR "natural language generation model"
3.学术伦理
"academic ethic" OR "scholarly ethic" OR "academic integrity" OR "academic dishonesty" OR "academic misconduct" OR "copyright infringement" OR plagiarism
4.人机交互
"human-computer interaction" OR "human-robot interaction" OR "brain-computer interaction"
5.自动驾驶车辆
"autonomous vehicles" OR "autonomous cars" OR "driverless cars" OR "self-driving cars" OR "robotic cars"
6.电动车
EV OR "electric vehicle" OR "electric cars" OR "new energy cars"
7.燃油车
"gasoline vehicles" OR "gasoline cars" OR "gasoline automobile" OR "fuel vehicles" OR "petrol cars"
8.核污水
"nuclear wastewater" OR "radioactive wastewater" OR "Fukushima wastewater"
9.核技术
"nuclear technology" OR "nuclear engineering"
10.网购
"online shopping" OR "e-shopping"
11.线上学习
"e-learning" OR "paperless learning" OR "electronic learning" OR "online education" OR "distance learning"
12.青少年
adolescents OR teenagers OR "young adult"
13.体育兴奋剂
"athletic drugs" OR steroids OR "performance-enhancing drugs" OR dope
14.动物福利
"animal welfare" OR "animal rights" OR "animal well-being"
15.减肥塑形
"body shaping" OR "fat reduction" OR "weight control"
16.整容
"plastic surgery" OR "cosmetic surgery" OR cosmetology
17.电子货币
"digital currency" OR "e-money"
18.人格分裂
"multiple personality disorder" OR "split personality" OR "dissociative disorder"
19.同性婚姻
"same-sex marriage" OR "gay marriage"
20.死刑
"death penalty" OR "capital punishment"
21.群体性孤独
"group loneliness" OR "social isolation" OR "social exclusion"
22.单性别学校 / 男女同校
"single sex schools" / "coed schools"
23.网络流行语
"internet slang" OR "network language" OR netspeak or "cyber language"
24.元宇宙
Metaverse OR "augmented reality" OR "virtual reality" OR "mixed reality" OR "extend reality"
25.抑郁症
depression OR "depressive disorder" OR tristimania OR MDD
26.短视频
"short video" OR "video clip" OR Youbube OR Tiktok
27.电子竞技
"electronic sports" OR "e-sports" OR eSports
28.躺平
"lie flat" OR "lie down" OR "quietly quit" OR "tang ping"
29.内卷
involution OR "rat race"
30.性别平等/不平等
"gender equality" OR "gender equity" OR "gender inequity" OR "gender inequality"
31.网络摸鱼
cyberloafing OR cyberslacking
32.女性
female OR women OR woman OR girl
33.男性
male OR men OR man OR boy
34.抽烟
cigarettes OR smoking OR nicotine OR tobacco
35.大学生
"university students" OR "college students" OR "undergraduate students"
36.大学
university OR college OR higher education
37.禁止
ban OR forbid OR restrict OR limit OR prohibit OR stop
38.转基因食物
"genetically modified food" or GMF or "GM food" or "transgenic food”
39.危害/劣势
danger OR risks OR hazards OR disadvantages OR cons OR challenges OR weakness OR limitations OR negative
40.好处/优势
advantages OR pros OR benefits OR strengths OR positive OR benefit
41.低碳饮食
"low-carbohydrate diet" OR "low carbohydrate" OR "low carb diet" OR ketogenic
42.生育率
"birth rate" OR "fertility rate"
43.变性
transgender OR transexual OR "gender variant" or "gender non-conforming"
44.工作/职业
job OR employment OR work OR career OR occupation
45.心理健康
"mental health" OR "spiritual welfare" OR "psychological well-being" OR "psychological health" OR occupation