Research Guides: Bite-Sized Library Workshop Materials: The Scholarly Literature Review Series

Introduction

The Scholarly Literature Review Series

Part I - A beginner's guide

First time doing a formal literature review? Need tips on which academic databases (e.g. Scopus) or search engines (e.g. Google Scholar) to use? Learn how to properly construct an advanced Boolean search for use in databases like Scopus or Web of Science to get exactly what you need!

Part II - Mapping and cutting edge tools

Go beyond simple keyword searching! Find review papers on your topic to kick start your research and find further related papers using citation mapping techniques. Discover the unexpected connections between papers in your lit review using latest tools like ConnectedPapers, ResearchRabbit, Scite, Elicit and more. Great for students on Capstone Projects, postgraduates, and faculty!

This workshop series was designed by Aaron Tay, Head, Data Services, together with Sumita Govindan, Senior Librarian, Instruction & Learning Services. If you have any questions, please contact Aaron at aarontay@smu.edu.sg or Sumita at sumitag@smu.edu.sg.

Workshop Materials

Additionally, refer to our research guides:

Related Databases

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New discovery and citation index. Search over 900M citation statements and find citations and well supported literature for your research projects.

Search and browse papers by type of citation (mentioning, supporting & contrasting), or section (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion).
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Workshop Recordings

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