{"id":67,"date":"2022-01-15T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/graduatereivews2\/chapter\/when-to-stop-searching\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T16:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:16:35","slug":"when-to-stop-searching","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/graduatereivews2\/chapter\/when-to-stop-searching\/","title":{"raw":"When to Stop Searching","rendered":"When to Stop Searching"},"content":{"raw":"If this is your first review, it\u2019s normal to feel overwhelmed and unsure when to stop the searching process. Afterall, you don't want to miss anything that's possibly relevant, so the searching process never really seems to come to an end!\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, we don\u2019t have a firm easy answer like \u201cif you find 10 articles you can stop.\u201d There is always a chance that an article might slip past your extensive searching, but if you have done the steps below, then the chances of a really important article slipping past you is pretty slim.\r\n

Tips on When to Stop Searching<\/h1>\r\n
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    1. Determine that your search strategy is working.<\/strong> You\u2019ll know it is working when your search results include major studies\/sources that have been recommended or, after a quick analysis of a few articles, you can tell they meet your criteria.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. You have searched all relevant databases.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
    3. You used the citation searching techniques<\/strong> (See previous section<\/a>).<\/span> When using these methods you should see studies that you\u2019ve already found in your database search and some new ones.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. You decided to add in some new search terms to a database search strategy and it yielded no new sources.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
    5. You decided to remove a search term and the major studies you\u2019ve found in previous searches have disappeared on the results page.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n ","rendered":"

      If this is your first review, it\u2019s normal to feel overwhelmed and unsure when to stop the searching process. Afterall, you don’t want to miss anything that’s possibly relevant, so the searching process never really seems to come to an end!<\/p>\n

      Unfortunately, we don\u2019t have a firm easy answer like \u201cif you find 10 articles you can stop.\u201d There is always a chance that an article might slip past your extensive searching, but if you have done the steps below, then the chances of a really important article slipping past you is pretty slim.<\/p>\n

      Tips on When to Stop Searching<\/h1>\n
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        1. Determine that your search strategy is working.<\/strong> You\u2019ll know it is working when your search results include major studies\/sources that have been recommended or, after a quick analysis of a few articles, you can tell they meet your criteria.<\/li>\n
        2. You have searched all relevant databases.<\/strong><\/li>\n
        3. You used the citation searching techniques<\/strong> (See previous section<\/a>).<\/span> When using these methods you should see studies that you\u2019ve already found in your database search and some new ones.<\/li>\n
        4. You decided to add in some new search terms to a database search strategy and it yielded no new sources.<\/strong><\/li>\n
        5. You decided to remove a search term and the major studies you\u2019ve found in previous searches have disappeared on the results page.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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