"My contact with the Research Librarians has been invaluable …"
InSync UTAS Library Survey - 2016
Plan
Research Librarians will guide you in developing and applying search strategies, accessing key literature and help you to ascertain the research gap. Prepare your research identity and research data collection.
- Consult a Research Librarian.
- Attend a workshop to improve your information skills.
- Explore Research Support Subject Guide for research design, conducting research and writing.
- Learn about systematic reviews for health sciences.
- Familiarise yourself on research data and its discoverability.
- Prepare your Data Management Plan (DMP).
- Familiarise yourself with research Copyright issues.
- Learn about Author Identity to promote your research.
- Create your ORCID to manage your identity and research outputs.
Search
Search broadly and read widely for your literature review and access unique resources. Manage the literature and documents you find.
- Search databases for scholarly literature.
- Access Library resources via the Catalogue and BONUS+.
- Find past theses from University of Tasmania graduates and elsewhere.
- Find unique material in the Special & Rare Collections.
- Find discipline specific resources through Subject Guides.
- Register for Document Delivery to access publications not available from the University.
- Access others’ research data.
- Set up alerts for new publications to save you time.
- Manage collected references and PDFs with EndNote.
- Consult a Research Librarian.
Publish
Identify where to publish your research outputs. Consider the sources for outputs to be indexed and reach the target audience, and for publisher reputation. Look for ways to maximise your impact.
- Write papers and add references with EndNote.
- Identify peer-reviewed journals and find out where they’re indexed via Ulrich’s.
- Explore lists of ranked high impact journals, and research database source lists.
- Expand readership of your publications through the Open Access Repository.
- Ensure your research data is discoverable.
- Share descriptions of your research data.
- Update your ORCID.
- Consider publishing your research publications as Open Access.
- Investigate publisher copyright and open access policies with Sherpa Romeo.
Measure Impact
To evaluate the level of engagement with your research outputs and gauge their impact.
- Bibliometrics. Investigate which publications have been cited, by whom, where and when?
- Altmetrics. Investigate if your outputs have attracted attention in social media or mainstream media or have influenced policy changes.
- Create Google Scholar Citations to view metrics on your research outputs such as your h-index.
Need more help?
Book a research consultation today.
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