academic writing: using online tools

Academic Writing: research,

literature and managing

informationOnline tools

supporting the writing process

Vanessa Camilleri11/01/2016

MA (Research)Comparative Education

OutlineThe Literature Review : A research journey

Online SearchOnline Research Management Tools

Networking & ConnectionsWednesday, May 3, 2023

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Literature Review: a journey

Harvard School of Education: http://guides.library.harvard.edu/literaturereview


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Searching OnlineWhere to start from: how to look for information?how to detect and filter the crap

from the valid information?how can online search

contribute to our growth in the subject area we’re interested in?

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Search EnginesUoM Library (Hydi)Science DirectGoogle ScholarResearchgateMendeley


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http://scholar.google.com/

http://www.sciencedirect.com/


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https://www.researchgate.net/V. Camilleri


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Managing your ToolsUsing RefworksUsing Academia.eduUsing Google ScholarUsing ResearchGateUsing Mendeley Desktop Using Zotero

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http://www.um.edu.mt/library/online_resources2/refworks

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http://www.academia.edu/V. Camilleri


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https://www.zotero.org/


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Making ConnectionsWhy share research? Peer review Idea GenerationAmplification of ideasNetworking

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Sharing ResearchHow? OnlineResearch GroupsBlogs

Face-to-FaceSeminars / Public talksSummer Schools

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Blogs


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ConclusionOnline tools help researchers: Manage online informationStore publicationsDisseminate personal publicationsGather feedback Network

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ConclusionResearch that is not propagated most often loses value.

Use of technology helps make your research more effective!

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Links: University of Malta Library: http://www.um.edu.mt/library Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/ ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com/ Academia.edu: http://www.academia.edu/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net Zotero: http://www.zotero.org/ (downloadable) Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/ (downloadable) LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/ (for groups, etc.) Directory of Open Access Journals: https://doaj.org

http://www.um.edu.mt/library

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http://www.academia.edu/

http://www.academia.edu/

https://www.researchgate.net/

https://www.researchgate.net/

http://www.zotero.org/

http://www.zotero.org/

http://www.mendeley.com/

http://www.mendeley.com/

http://www.linkedin.com/

http://www.linkedin.com/

https://doaj.org/

https://doaj.org/


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