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Managing your Research Reputation, or, 3 Simple Steps

A1. Managing your research reputation: Publication metrics, altmetrics, SciVal… there are several ways of tracking who is reading, discussing and citing your research. How can you track and benchmark your performance, and use it to manage and enhance your research reputation? What steps can you take to boost your professional profile and maximise your chances of getting future grants and new collaborators? Alice Gee (Policy and Business Intelligence Manager, MVLS) and William Nixon (Assistant Director of Digital Strategy, University Library) will provide an overview of tools and strategies to help you manage your research reputation.

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A guide to finding full-text pdfs

Information on using Library Search or browser extensions to find full-text pdf articles and what to do if full-text is not available.

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Accessing the Knowledge Network and BMJ Best Practice

Access to BMJ Best Practice will now be through the Knowledge Network. Follow this guide for continued access and to discover other resources

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Developing literature search strategies

This guide is aimed at students undertaking a literature search, it follows the resource ‘Formulating a research question and structuring a literature search’. The guide will help you develop literature search strategies for resources in your discipline. Resource based on 'A new curriculum for information literacy' strand 5.

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Formulating a research question and structuring a literature search

This guide is aimed at students preparing to search for information. The guide will help you: - Formulate a research question from an initial idea or assignment title - Structure your research question into format that you can use to plan a search strategy for internet or bibliographic databases. Best viewed in Slide Show mode. Resource based on 'A new curriculum for information literacy' strand 5.

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Identifying the right source of information for the right purpose

This guide is aimed at new undergraduate students. The guide will help you: - Identify the different types of information available to you - Recognise when to use one information type over another. Best viewed in Slide Show mode. Resource based on 'A new curriculum for information literacy' strand 1.

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Introduction to systematic reviews: lecture recording and slides

Lecture recording and slides introducing searching for systematic reviews and presented to Doctorate in Clinical Psychology candidates. This lecture introduces systematic reviews as a literature type and methodology, raises potential issues when developing research questions and search strategies, and highlights sources for further guidance and support. Slides best viewed in Slide Show mode. The resources "Formulating a research question and structuring a literature search" (https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/38/) and "Developing literature search strategies" (https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/76/) cover the elements of literature searching in more detail.

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Mapping and evaluating information sources

This guide is aimed at students planning a literature search, it follows the resource ‘Formulating a research question and structuring a literature search’. The guide will help you: - Identify appropriate resources for an assignment - Use tools designed to critically appraise the sources of information - Identify the key experts in your field. Best viewed in Slide Show mode. Resource based on 'A new curriculum for information literacy' strand 4.

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SciVal - benchmarking your research

This short video will show you how to compare your research against others using the University Research KPIs.

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SciVal - evaluating existing and potential collaborations

This short video will show you how to find and evaluate existing collaborators and identify and model potential new collaborations.

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SciVal - overview of your research

This short video will show you how to find yourself (or anyone else) in SciVal and see an overview of your research indicators.

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Search syntax crib sheet

Search syntax (truncation, wildcard, and proximity) crib sheet for key library databases in Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS)

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Searching library databases

This guide provides information on searching key library databases in Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. The searches performed in the videos take you beyond simple textword (keyword) searching and introduce a level of rigour with the addition of subject headings to a search. The processes illustrated are relevant to all types of literature review, although systematic-type searches will need to be a lot more exhaustive in the use of synonyms, acronyms and additionally searching and browsing for relevant subject headings. Refer to the database help text for detailed search guidance for each database.

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Arts: finding books on your topic

Library Search should be your starting point when you need to find a range of books on your topic, but there are lots of other options. This guide will suggest other places to search.

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Morag Greig

Finding scores and sheet music

A guide for Library users on how to locate scores and sheet music within the University of Glasgow Library.

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Getting started with your Arts Dissertation

Starting an Arts dissertation for the first time can be a daunting process. It may be the first time that you have not had a reading list to help you know which sources to look at. This guide will help you to come up with a strategy for finding the relevant publications on your dissertation topic.

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Morag Greig