The information retrieval systems, also cited as data banks, presents a incontestable complexity in the process of information storage and retrieval, involving a series of interdependent aspects . According these factors, the following topics are pointed out: the electronic technology direct the users to the democratic access to information increasing the information search in remote databases; the quality in the retrieved information demands the planning of specific search strategies for each database. This article reviews the literature of search strategies published, covering the following topics: the concept of search strategies, the principal search techniques and the steps to perform the searches.
Search strategies; Information Retrieval; Search strategy techniques; Databases; Article Review