RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

Keywords search on Google

1. Use of Boolean Operators (And/Or/Not/”__”)

2. Use of Advanced Search in Google

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Step 1: Break the words in keywords

For e.g. WASH practices in India Step 2: Find synonyms of all keywords (“WASH”
And “WASH practices” And “India” )
 Problem Statement : “WASH Practices in India”

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AND - Limit results OR - One term OR - Exclude a term Exclude a website ~Synonyms of intitle: Search for intext: Search for a
; WASH AND India another; WASH from the search; from the search; term; ~hygiene a specific word in specific word in
(Search for OR India (Search WASH –India WASH- practices (Search the title; intitle: the text; intext:
content that content that (Limits results to site:wikipedia.org for the term WASH practices hygiene (Search for
contains both contains WASH only those with (Limits results hygiene practices (Search for WASH hygiene in text)
WASH and India) OR India.) WASH) other than and its synonyms) Practices in the
Wikipedia) title)
 Use of Publish and Perish tool – Link
:
https://harzing.com/resources/publish-or-pe

Tools
rish/windows

1. Use of Scribber -
https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator/
2. Use of Zotero
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