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The Library offers workshops and events designed to help you develop essential research skills. Whether you're a student, a researcher, or faculty our sessions provide opportunities to explore advanced research techniques, critically evaluate information sources, learn about open research and engaging with AI for research.
Literature searching part 2: citation searching and making connections
Literature searching is an essential part of postgraduate research and this workshop, by following on from Part 1, takes a less structured approach to search strategies and considers the connections which are made between authors and papers, normally in the form of citations. Come and find out how tools like Research Rabbit and Connected Papers are using AI to help you discover and visualise networks of papers and co-authorships, curate collections and stay up-to-date.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop you will have:
- An understanding of the benefits and limitations of unstructured searching
- Learnt effective strategies for undertaking literature searching based on citations
- Applied these techniques to ResearchRabbit, Semantic Scholar and Connected Papers
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers in the early stages of their research degree and from all disciplines.
About the facilitators
The Library Research Support team support researchers at all levels across the University.
About this theme
Core workshops deliver essential skills or knowledge that you will need to undertake your research degree. Visit our Core workshops page for more sessions.
Booking information
For online workshops, the link to join the session will be shared to your Sussex email address one working day before the event.
About this theme
Core workshops deliver essential skills or knowledge that you will need to undertake your research degree. Visit our Core workshops page for more sessions.
Book your spot via Sussex Direct here!
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By: Zydrune Jasiunaite
Last updated: Tuesday, 4 February 2025