February 1, 2025
In deze quiz/toets wordt het instapniveau van de student getest en wordt de student aangezet om meer te willen leren over informatievaardigheden.
Bibliotheek Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen
November 1, 2024
A comprehensive workshop on effective search strategies for literature identification. During the workshop we will examine your search processes and the key components of a systematic search strategy. Particular attention will be paid to: • Academic databases • Developing a search strategy • Formulating and combining search terms • Academic and grey literature search approaches • Tools that may be useful for your literature search At the end of the workshop you will be able to use different search techniques and strategies. Who can attend? • (External) PhD candidates or researchers at the Nijmegen School of Management who are planning to conduct a literature review. How can you prepare for the workshop? • Try to find academic literature on your research topic. • Record your search activities, including search terms, search operators, filters and databases used, and publications found. • If you like, you can look at the checklist for reporting literature searches in systematic reviews. This will give you an idea of how to report a search. During the meeting we will discuss your experiences and relate them to effective search techniques and strategies. NOTE This comprehensive workshop was given at the Radboud University, School of Management in October and November 2024. It is shared here as inspiration and guidance for PhD candidates who are struggling to set up good search strategies in order to find relevant literature.
November 1, 2024
A systematic review is a research method used to answer a very specific research question. Scoping reviews ask broader questions such as “What is already known about certain practices/theories etc.?” In this workshop you will learn more about: • Different types of reviews • Phases and stages of a review • Tools for your review process. Who can attend? • (External) PhD candidates or researchers at the Nijmegen School of Management who are planning to conduct a literature review. How can you prepare for the workshop? • Search for systematic reviews on your own research topic. Select at least one systematic review and one other type of review. • Read the method section of the articles you have found. Use the PRISMA checklist to evaluate on the authors' method. What items of the method are according to PRISMA, and which items are you missing? You're also invited to take a look at the workshop "Efficient and complete literature searches for researchers" It'll give you a great foundation before moving on to the workshop about systematic review as a research method. NOTE This comprehensive workshop was given at the Radboud University, School of Management in October and November 2024. It is shared here as inspiration and guidance for PhD candidates who are struggling to set up a good systematic review in order to find relevant literature.
August 11, 2023
Writing & structuring Making a plan early in the process of designing the literature review helps to keep your writing focussed and on schedule. Researching the deadlines, resources, and constraints at university, graduate school and faculty levels will provide you with the outline of your plan. Often, scholarship providers or research funders set deadlines for the delivery of intermediate products. Structure A literature review has a more or less predictable structure. For journal articles, the opening page usually contains information about the author(s): your association with a university or research organization, contact details, a brief description of your role or function, etc. In Ph.D. theses, chapters of roughly equal size, are preceded by front matter (title page, declaration, abstract acknowledgment, contents pages) and also followed by end matter (references and appendices). Organization of the chapter(s) Once you have ordered the basic topics, consider how you will present the sources themselves. Choose an organizational method to focus the literature review section. Finding your voice! The task of shaping a logical and effective report of a literature review is challenging. Some useful guidance on how to approach the writing up is given by Wellington et al. (2005:87)[1]: Rewriting your draft Since you spend a substantial part of your time writing and rewriting your manuscript, often within set deadlines, time management is of the essence. In the initial stage, you have to deal with getting the structure, balance and focus right and finding your voice. Related. Suggested.
July 27, 2023
What type of information do you need? Once you have a well-defined research topic, the next step is to decide on the type of information you need. Check the requirements of your assignment for information types you need to refer to in your paper. It also helps to think about the purpose of your paper and the audience you are writing for. Where can you find it? The University Library provides access through various discovery tools to a wide range of information sources including books, magazines, journal articles and financial data. Exercise: Information types Try matching information types with information needs. Related Suggested
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July 27, 2023
Creating search strategies. Group words and combine sets. Boolean Operators. Boolean Statement Tool. Exercise: Broaden or Narrow. Related.
Erasmus University Library
June 30, 2023
Search methods - from snowball to cited reference search There are different search methods to help you find the information you need. Quick & dirty If you want to get information in a hurry, or if you want a quick introduction to a topic, you can use the so-called quick and dirty method. Snowball Search for older publications If you wish to obtain detailed information about a subject or find lots of information, you can use the snowball method. Cited reference Search for newer publications With this method, the search starts with a key document, as with the snowball method. Related.
Erasmus University Library
May 26, 2023
Overview: Enhancing your academic visibility & profile In this guide you - as researcher, as author - can learn how to become more visible and how to enhance your academic profile. Audience Master students, research master students and PhD candidates.
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March 3, 2020
Formulating and using the right search terms/queries.
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
March 3, 2020
Leer hoe je in Leiden aan de hand van het onderwerp "nieuwe politieke partijen" vakspecifieke literatuur kunt vinden. Aan bod komen onder andere Wikipedia, Google Scholar, E-Books, vakspecifieke databases en overheidsinformatie.
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
Norma Fötsch
Norma Fötsch
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