This guide is made for nursing students at Oulu University of Applied Sciences. Through this guide you can access printed and e-resources relevant to your field of study. These resources are provided by Oulu University Library.
Before conducting a search, think about what terms are closely related to your topic. The most important sources for finding search terms are controlled and structured vocabularies, also called thesauri. Thesauri are used for describing documents in databases. In addition, you can use different dictionaries.
AI tools such as Copilot are suitable to use in preliminary searches, e.g. if you wish to find suitable search terms for your topic in Finnish and English or find a few articles about the topic. Using AI tools one must take into account source criticism and accountability. The guide 'AI tools in information searching' includes tips on AI tools suitable for information searching.
