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Finding Academic Literature and Research Data

This guide outlines effective strategies for conducting literature reviews and searching for academic research data using UTS Library resources. Begin by identifying your research topic and information needs, then develop a concept map of related terms. Choose suitable databases and evaluate your search results systematically. Explore different types of resources, including books, journal articles, theses, patents, and evidence-based practice resources. Enhance your search skills by utilizing keyword selection, phrase searching, and advanced database features to find the most relevant literature for your research.

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Finding Academic Literature and Research Data

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  1. Finding Academic Literature and Research Data Jing Li UTS Library Tel: 95143724 Email: jing.li@uts.edu.au

  2. Literature review/search strategy • Identify research topic and the needs of information • Identify major concepts and develop a concept map with synonymous, broader and narrower concepts • Choose appropriate databases and keep search systematic • Evaluate search results and reflect to further research

  3. Types of resources(1) • Books The library Catalogue, BONUS Google books • Journal articles Find journals via Catalogue Find journal articles via Databases • Conference papers Find proceedings via Catalogue Find conference papers via Databases

  4. Types of resources(2) • Theses UTS theses via Catalogue Australian theses via Trove UK theses via EThOS Dissertations and Theses (Proquest) • Patent IP Australia USPTO Web patent databases European Patent Office's esp@cenet • Primary resource Images: Britannica Image Quest, Oxford Art Online manuscripts newspapers: Newsbank, Factiva

  5. Types of resources(3) • Evidence-based practice resource (medical sciences): Clinical trials and Systematically Reviews: Medline, Cochrane Library • Standards Standards Australia OnLine British standards online IEEE, ASTM standard More information available at UTS library website – Research and UTS library website- Help- Study Guides

  6. Databases- Full-text Databases • Journal databases:ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Online Library, APS Journals, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore • Ebook and Reference databases: ebrary, CRCnetBASE, Safari, Knovel, Credo Reference, Reference Universe • Data & information: Journal Citation Report, COS Funding Opportunities, COS Scholar Universe, COS Papers invited

  7. Databases- partly Full-text Databases/aggregators • EBSCO • ProQuest • OVID • INFORMIT

  8. Databases- Index & Abstract databases • ISI Web of Knowledge • SCOPUS • Google Scholar

  9. Tips- citation rates(available at Web of Knowledge and Scopus) • Sort the results by times cited • Track references and citing articles to explore the development in a research area. • Use refine tools for sources, authors, institutions and funding More information available at UTS library- Research- Getting Published

  10. Tips- new publications alertand full-text • Use alert or RSS for recent publications on your topic or journal contents • Regularly check preprint archive, journal articles in press or conference papers for newly research activities • Use SFX to find full-text • Use Library Inter-lending Services to help you get documents that the library doesn’t have.

  11. Tips- search skills • Keyword selection: find all synonyms For example: avian influenza or bird flu or avian flu or bird influenza or H5N1 • Phrase: “avian influenza” • Spelling: use ? organi?tion for organization or organisation • Wildcard: use * Australia* for Australia, Australian or Australasian • Use subject heading or refine by subject

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