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Research Edge: advanced research skills

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Welcome to the UOW Library postgraduate tutorial

Research Edge is a tutorial designed to assist with advanced research skills.
It is for postgraduate students looking to gain an edge to their research. However, anyone undertaking research will find this tutorial useful.

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What do you know?

1. Examples of literature reviews are available, do you know where to find them?	Yes	No
2. Are you using a range of information sources in your research?	Yes	No
3. Have you considered English and American spelling variations?	Yes	No
4. Subject headings focus your search. Do you limit to subject headings?	Yes	No
5. Have you heard about nesting terms?	Yes	No
6. Have you used a proximity search to ensure your terms appear near each other?	Yes	No
7. Do you add words like statistics, survey, qualitative to your search terms?	Yes	No
8. Would you search for review articles which provide an overview of the topic?	Yes	No
9. The Library catalogue and databases seem to contain similar information. Do you know the difference between the two?	Yes	No
10. Web of Science is a database for all postgraduate students. Have you explored its full potential including the Cited Reference Search link?	Yes	No
11. Have you considered using EndNote to store your references and have it automatically create a bibliography for you?	Yes	No
12. Do you keep up to date by using email alerts?	Yes	No
13. Have you critically evaluated information including websites?	Yes	No

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