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Researching for Your Literature Review

Monday, March 10, 2025 1:00–2:00 PM
  • Description
    Researching for Your Literature ReviewFacilitator: Laura Sheets, Assistant Professor/Instruction Services Librarian, Library Teaching & LearningSession Type: Interactive WorkshopSession Category: ScholarshipDuration: 1 hourLocation: Online via ZoomDescription & Learning Outcomes:Strategies for researching a literature review for a thesis, dissertation, or article for publication are different than general research strategies. How do you know you have enough sources to sound credible? Have you exhausted all your information paths? In this workshop, we will discuss how to get started, time-saving strategies for searching, and the appropriate information resources to trace known citations.In this session, you will learn how to:Draft a search statement to use in library databases and search engines. Define backward and forward citation chaining. Demonstrate backward and forward citation chaining in Web of Science and Google Scholar. This session is part of the Research Ready Series offered by the University Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). This series has been designed for graduate students, but all BGSU faculty, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and staff are welcomed and encouraged to participate. Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive the Research Ready Series email signature stamp.To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 University Libraries CFE Session Registration Form.Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link (if applicable) one day before the event.To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.eduIf you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event.
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    https://events.bgsu.edu/event/researching-for-your-literature-review-spring25

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