Biological Sciences: Finding and evaluating resources for your literature review Updated
This session equips participants with all the fundamental skills that they need to research and begin writing their literature review. This includes building and executing effective search strategies to locate relevant materials for literature reviews, projects and other related research activities, key searching techniques, where to search, and how to keep up to date with the latest research. We will then discuss what to do with material participants find during their searching, looking at skills such as critical evaluation, structural reading and how to start writing.
This session will include live demonstrations of scientific databases to demonstrate the key principles covered in action, as well as time for participants to start developing their own key words and search strategies.
Postgraduates, researchers and other interested professional services staff (e.g. technicians) based in the School of Biological Sciences departments and institutions. Most suited to first year PhD students and MPhils, or those just beginning their literature searching journey.
Number of sessions: 1
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
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1 | Mon 14 Oct 13:00 - 14:30 | 13:00 - 14:30 | Cambridge University Libraries Online | Lucy Woolhouse |
This session will be delivered using Zoom so please ensure you have it installed ahead of the session. A joining link will be sent out as part of the booking confirmation process.
This session will not cover sytematic reviews. For training on carrying out systematic reviews, please book onto a session delivered by the Medical Library Team.
If you will require any help before or during the session, such as accessibility support, please email the Biological Sciences Libraries Team (sbslibraries@lib.cam.ac.uk) for further assistance. Please note that we need at least 72 hours notice if you would like a recording of the session so we can gain adequate permissions from all participants. If you wish to record (or for us to record for you) please contact us at least 72 hours prior to the session to arrange this.
Once per term (Michaelmas and Lent).
Booking / availability