Keep Current With Scholarly Research

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Explore strategies to keep current with the research and literature in your field of study.

While the research literature grows at an exponential rate, the time available to graduate students to discover, read, and evaluate the importance of literature in one’s field of study remains fixed. Through discussion, mini-lecture, and hand-on activities participants in this workshop will explore strategies to keep current with the literature in their field of study as well as to use their time effectively to accomplish that goal. Strategies discussed include: citation chaining and cited reference searching; pre-print repositories; database &amp; publisher alerts. Social media strategies will be lightly touched upon. Those studying in the social sciences, humanities, the sciences, and technology will be able to incorporate at least one of these strategies into their ongoing practice.This workshop is presented by Anne Zald, Government Information Librarian.This workshop is intended for Northwestern University students, staff, and faculty. A<a href="https://services.northwestern.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=140" title="https://services.northwestern.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=140" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Northwestern Zoom account</a> is required to access the online session. Register to receive connection information.Northwestern University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all events and programs. Accommodations such as sign language interpreters and accessible presentation materials in alternate formats are provided upon request. Please contact Anne Sticksel at amsticksel@northwestern.edu or 847-491-2922 by Monday, January 6, 2025.Every reasonable effort will be made to implement accommodations in an effective and timely manner.

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