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Research Methods in Documentation Course

Research Methods in Documentation Course
flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

The Research Methods in Documentation Course gives you practical techniques to turn vague questions into precise, effective searches. Learn Boolean logic, truncation, field tags, and proximity operators, then apply them across catalogs, databases, and the open web. You will design mini-guides, assess result quality, refine strategies, and document reproducible search processes you can reuse and share confidently.

Elevify advantages

Develop skills

  • Advanced search syntax: build precise Boolean, proximity, and field queries fast.
  • User needs analysis: run sharp reference interviews that clarify research goals.
  • Search strategy design: map concepts, keywords, and thesauri for strong retrieval.
  • Results evaluation: judge authority, bias, and relevance with clear, repeatable steps.
  • Training mini-guides: create reusable, high-impact search guides for colleagues.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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