Libraries Research Skills
| Created: | 2020-08-24 10:22 |
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| Institution: | Cambridge University Library |
| Description: | Videos produced by Cambridge University Libraries to support researchers |
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This collection contains 20 media items.
Media items
Choosing a journal
The video covers the five key areas to consider when choosing a journal: scope, prestige, timescale, cost and language, with some practical tip for academic authors who are...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 24 Aug 2020
Defining your research question
The first step of any research project is to work out what it is you are actually trying to research. Breaking down your project title to tease out key themes and concepts is a...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 19 Jan 2021
Getting Google to work for you
Google is a powerful search tool but you can make it work even better for you using the tips we cover in this video!
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Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 19 Jan 2021
Getting technical with Boolean
There are many different ways in which you can make your search strategy work even better. We cover three of these ways in this video as we look at Boolean searching, truncation...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 19 Jan 2021
Getting to Know Your Funder Requirements
Funders often have a few things they ask in return from researchers, but what are these and how do you make sure you fulfil any requirements without too much effort or stress? In...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 19 Jan 2021
Green and Gold Open Access at Cambridge
A short video outlining the basics of Gold and Green Open Access and directing researchers to deposit manuscripts via the Open Access website.
This is the first version of...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Fri 11 Sep 2020
Improve Your Visibility
A CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) Research Skills session from Cambridge University Libraries on Managing Your Online Profile.
This video discusses how researchers can...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 18 Jan 2021
Literature searching with Ovid
A demonstration of advanced literature searching techniques using the Ovid platform. This video shows you how to turn your research question into a series of search terms, add...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Thu 28 Jan 2021
Literature searching with PsycInfo
A demonstration of advanced literature searching techniques using the PsycInfo database via the Ebscohost platform. This video shows you how to turn your research question into a...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Thu 28 Jan 2021
Literature searching with Pubmed
A demonstration of advanced literature searching techniques using the Pubmed database. This video shows you how to turn your research question into a series of search terms, add...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Thu 28 Jan 2021
Literature searching with the Cochrane Library
A demonstration of advanced literature searching techniques using the Cochrane Library database. This video shows you how to turn your research question into a series of search...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Thu 28 Jan 2021
Literature searching with Web of Science
A demonstration of advanced literature searching techniques using the Web of Science citation index. This video shows you how to turn your research question into a series of...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Thu 28 Jan 2021
Managing Your Research Data
Doing research can generate a lot of data, so how do you manage it all? This video will give you some pointers on where to get started with effective research data...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 19 Jan 2021
Metrics and Altmetrics
A CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) Research Skills session from Cambridge University Libraries on Managing Your Online Profile.
Metrics and altmetrics are an important aspect...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 18 Jan 2021
Navigating peer review
The video introduces basic ideas about how to submit an article and respond to reviewer’s comments. It provides advice on both the structure and tone of a good author’s...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 24 Aug 2020
ORCiD
A CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) Research Skills session from Cambridge University Libraries on Managing Your Online Profile.
ORCiDs are unique identifiers that can be used...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 18 Jan 2021
Quick demo of Scopus
Scopus is a great interdisciplinary database to use for finding research, so join George as they go through a live demo of the basic functions of this tool.
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Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Fri 10 Sep 2021
Quick introduction to iDiscover
iDiscover is the University of Cambridge's search and discovery tool. But how does it work and why should you use it? Check out this very speedy overview of the key functions of...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 19 Jan 2021
Symplectic Elements
A CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) Research Skills session from Cambridge University Libraries on Managing Your Online Profile.
Symplectic Elements is the University’s...
Collection: Libraries Research Skills
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Mon 18 Jan 2021