Science Research
Fellows
The Role of Literature in the Research Workflow
Plausible
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Novel
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New
Question
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IDEA
Applications
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Grants
Useful
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Justification
Big or small
RESEARCH
PLAN
New
Knowledg
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PEOPLE
Learning
Up to
Speed
JOB &
FUNDING
ANALYSIS &
RESULTS
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Thesi
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Talks
Article
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Conference
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FUNDING
Student
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Researcher
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EXPERIMENTS
Confirmatio
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Data
Analysis
Reagent
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Protocol
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Discussio
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Community
Conversatio
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Conference
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Talks
Adapted from Laura Croft @ Nature
A Few Tips: Successful Literature Searching &
Research
• Develop a consistent file-naming system for yourself
− e.g. Initials_ProjectName_Year_MonthDay_Keywords
− e.g. EHR_orientation_15_0213_summer_research_fellows.pptx
• Take advantage of your subject librarian
• Learn to use the resources, tools provided by the Library
− CLIO
− Borrow Direct, InterLibrary Loan (ILL), Offsite
− e-link @ google scholar, LibX @ Firefox
• Determine the major journals in your field & set up email alerts, RSS feeds
− http://library.columbia.edu/subject-guides/chemistry.html
• Download, install, and begin to use reference management software
− e.g. EndNote, Mendeley, Papers, etc.
• Download, install, and learn to use the software in your field
• Develop lists of links you often visit
− e.g. delicious, google+, RSS reader, browser bookmarks, etc.
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Mendeley
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ORCID, ResearcherID, etc.
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John Smith vs. J. Smith vs. John D. Smith vs.
J. D. Smith vs. JD Smith vs. …
Wang Kim vs. W. Kim vs. Kim Wang vs. K. Wang …
ResearcherID: J-6870-2012
ORCID: 0000-0003-0458-2127
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