Handsearching

How it is used

Common when indexing is incomplete or conference records are difficult to retrieve.

Example sentences

1. Our handsearching of conference proceedings uncovered two unindexed studies.

   Direct inspection finds material absent from the index.

2. We documented the journal issues covered by handsearching in the appendix.

   Recording coverage makes this search reproducible.

Common collocations

• conduct handsearching
• handsearching of journals

Related terms

• systematic searchA planned, transparent way of finding sources by using clear databases, keywords, limits, and selection steps.
• proceedingsA published collection of the papers or abstracts presented at a conference, issued as a book, an online volume or a special journal issue.

More terms: Literature Review

• literature review
• literature
• research gap
• theoretical framework
• seminal
• synthesize
• draw on
• build on
• primary source
• secondary source
• systematic review
• database