Reference+Search+Keywords

=Reference Search Keywords (Reference Search) (GWU EMSE 216-8000)=

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In some way, this is concept similar to Dr. Ryan's Context Map.
 * Mr. Ben-Gad suggests when beginning ** first breaking the research question into pieces (concepts) ** to use subject categories in the those databases that have them better. It is also ** good to find the symomymns that describe each concept **.
 * This approach is probably very useful during the Preliminary Literature Review phase before a Context Map is fully developed.
 * It is essential in terms of keeping track of search terms.
 * Databases that have subject search categories generally have thesauruses which list topics that indexers use.
 * Looking at the thesauras can also help in identifying and perhaps narrowing down research topic ideas.
 * "It might prove useful to use the synonyms" in title or abstract searches.
 * By example if one "was researching the reliability of personal communications devices," identifying ~synonyms~ like "iphone, blackberr"y(ies), etc. and searching on those could be useful. - Shmuel
 * Look at the related terms suggested as well.

Example : Research topic about learning in Project Management Offices
 * ||  || Learning ||   || PMO ||
 * ABI Inform (ProQuest*) ||  || Learn ||   || Project Management ||
 * ||  || - Learning theory ||   || - Industrial project management ||
 * ||  || -- Cooperative learning ||   || (Management) (//more general//) ||
 * ||  || -- Experimental learning ||   || - Product Management ||
 * ||  || -- Lifelong learning ||   || - Production Management ||
 * ||  || -- Organizational learning ||   || - Project Management ||
 * ProQuest is the vendor that provides the ABI Inform database. Note: The ProQuest thesaurus can be used for searching many ProQuest databases, but it is not clear if the thesaurus for each of the database (like ABI Inform) for a vendor (like Proquest) are the same.
 * Dissertations and Theses Online has a subject/code field which is very broad. - Shmuel

Examples :
 * Original area: Trust in Knowledge Managment
 * 1st revised search areas: Giving credit improves trust which improves Knowledge Sharing. (Note: Compendex was listed first in search guide.)
 * Subjects for Compendex
 * Subject name/Code for Dissertations and Theses Online
 * ||  || Trust ||   || Knowledge ||   || Knowledge Management ||   || Credit ||   || Knowledge Sharing ||
 * Compendex * ||  || no matches ||   || Information management ||   || Information management ||   || no matches ||   || Knowledge engineering ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Knowledge asquistition ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge discovery ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Knowledge based systems ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge management ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge management ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge elicitation ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge asquistion ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge representation ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Knowledge based systems ||
 * [|Dissertations and Theses Online] ||  || no matches ||   || no matches ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || no learning either ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Sources**
 * Shmuel Ben-Gad, Reference and Collection Development Librarian (EMSE Research Assistance Librarian)

Contributors: Sisson