1.3 Evaluating the results of the search

Table of Contents

1. Validity of information
2. Reliability criteria
3. Measuring the success of a search
4. Structuring and saving of search results
   1. Ordering results
   2. Bibliographic references
   3. Archiving searches
   4. Frequently asked questions
   5. Updating data

Bibliographic references

If the results of your search include bibliographic references, these should be quoted in a consistent and accepted style. You can find advice on this on the websites of most universities. A good example is the University of Greenwich at http://www.gre.ac.uk/lib/guides/bibcitns.html

It is important to realise that your search and its results represent useful work, which does not simply end when the results are handed over to the client. We can think of two straightforward cases where reference will be made to your work in the future.

Now let's look at why you might find yourself Archiving searches...