saving research time - pt. 1

Saving Research Time

Robin Featherstone

Research & Instructional Librarian (Nursing)

rfeathe@uwo.ca

(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383

Suzanne O’Neill

Public Services Librarian

soneill@fanshawec.ca

(519) 452-4430 ext: 4346

Research Life-cycle

Literature searching:Managing citations:

Collecting data:

Creating manuscripts:

Publishing:

Fund searching:

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Part One

RefWorks

Getting Startedhttp://www.lib.uwo.ca

Make sure to Sign in!

Exercise

• Login to RefWorks or sign up for an individual account

• Tip: make sure to use your UWO email address

Exercise

• Once you have an account, create a new folder called “Research Seminar”

Research Life-cycle

Literature searching:Managing citations:

Collecting data:

Creating manuscripts:

Publishing:

Fund searching:

CANADIAN DIRECTORY TO FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS

Scopus

• Large, multidisciplinary database

• Supports “citation mapping”

Getting Startedhttp://www.lib.uwo.ca

Make sure to Sign in!

Exercise

In Scopus, find the following article:

Baumbusch, J. L., & Andrusyszyn, M. -. (2002). Gerontologicalcontent in Canadian baccalaureate nursing programs: Cause for concern? Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 34(1), 119-129.

How many articles reference it?

Exercise

Select the 8 citations that reference the Baumbuscharticle

Use the “Output” button to send them to RefWorks

Exercise

• In RefWorks, move your citations from the “last imported folder” into your “Research Seminar” folder

• Now you can remove the citations from the “last imported folder”

Put in folder.... Remove from folder....

Exercise

• Format a bibliography in APA style from the citations you exported from Scopus

• Save the document to your desktop (in Word)

Research Life-cycle

Literature searching:Managing citations:

Collecting data:

Creating manuscripts:

Publishing:

Fund searching:

CANADIAN DIRECTORY TO FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS

Google Docs Free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA

Getting started

Exercise

• Create a Google account (if you don’t have one already)

• Upload the reference list you saved to your desktop

• Share that document with yourself (via a different email address).

Robin Featherstonerfeathe@uwo.ca

(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing