Learning Objectives
This tutorial covers all of the information you need to find, evaluate and organize research materials. This tutorial is designed for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students conducting research in physics.
By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate information
- Identify and avoid predatory publishers
- Know where to search for relevant resources
- Apply advanced literature searching techniques
- Use citation managers to effectively organize and cite materials
Contents:
3. Exercise: Evaluating an Article
8. Identifying Predatory Publishers
III. Advanced Literature Searching
12. Searching Preprint Servers – arXiv
13. Searching Academic Databases – Web of Science
15. Recommended Databases by Discipline
16. More Literature Searching Tips
17. Accessing Library Materials Remotely
IV. Citation Management and Avoiding Plagiarism
19. Citation Management with Zotero
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