## 3.1 Search methods

What does a search method involve?
A search method ensures that you can find the information you need to answer your research question in an efficient and effective way. Which search method you can best use, depends about your research and on the type of text it should produce (for example, an article, essay or thesis). In many cases you will use a combination of methods.
In this section we will explain different search methods so that you know which search method or combination of search methods you can best use.