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980004 TS Finding and accessing literature for your PhD project (2023S)
Online Workshop
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 19.01.2023 12:00 to Su 02.04.2023 23:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 02.04.2023 23:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
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The workshop will take place online.
- Wednesday 19.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
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Aims, contents and method of the course
How can I find and access literature about a research topic? How can I find out what literature has been published? How can I stay up to date about publications in my field? What effective research strategies can I apply?Workshop participants will be enabled to find answers to these questions through a mixture of instruction, active learning and the collaborative exploration of issues.Workshop topics include navigating the relevant information infrastructure of Vienna University Library and beyond, search strategies for search engines, databases, e-journals and e-book platforms, and applying search and information management strategies (Boolean Operators, truncation, thesaurus, index, linking services, keyword and subject terms, citation searches) to selected tools.After this 2-hourworkshop, participants will have the foundational knowledge necessary to carry out literature research for their PhD projects.Individual follow-up sessions for feed-back and individual tuition are available on request until the end of term.
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