Struggling to develop a comprehensive set of terms for your literature search? This workshop will introduce the R package litsearchr, which automates the process of expanding a literature search by developing seed articles into a thorough search string.

1. Decide whether automation would help​
2. Develop potential keywords​
3. Generate a Boolean search string

Prerequisites:

• Install R and RStudio at no cost, or use Penn Libraries’ on-site computers
• Install packages in R: install.packages("remotes"); library(remotes); install_github("elizagrames/litsearchr", ref="main")
• Be comfortable using basic R capabilities