Keep your research skills up-to-date!

Each time you conduct a piece of research, whether it is for an article to publish or for a thesis, you will move along the Research Lifecycle. JCU Library can help you at key points along this journey, whether it be with self-help resources or with our suite of up-coming workshops.   


Note: Research Life Cycle from the I am a Researcher JCU Library webpage. 

If you are at the plan and design stage of your research, we can assist you in developing a comprehensive search strategy to ensure you have the best pool of articles at your fingertips. We also have tips and tricks on how to get the best out of Microsoft Word functionality, and how to best manage the search results you get.   

Relevant Workshops  

JCU Library supports the use of the reference management software Endnote. You can download Endnote from our guide, and attend workshops to learn how to manage your citations.  There are three levels of workshops listed below: 

  • Introduction to EndNote 
  • Advanced Endnote 
  • Endnote for Systematic Reviews for Academics 

Click here for dates and workshop registration. 

If you are collecting data for research purposes you have an ethical responsibility to manage your research data. Managing your data involves correctly collecting, storing, and describing the information you have gathered. For more information about creating a research data management plan, please visit their website to contact the team.  

When you are ready to publish and share your research, we can assist you if you have any questions about depositing your work to ResearchOnline@JCU. Our work also starts before the publication stage, where we can provide advice on the things to look out for when choosing to submit to a journal. We can also ensure you understand your rights as an author, copyright issues, and explore avenues to make your work Open Access to ensure it reaches a wide audience.  

Relevant workshops  

Promoting your research is arguably more important than the research itself! We have lots of resources available to help you build an online presence to ensure you have a solid base for others to find the research you do. Some of the tools to promote your research include your JCU Research Portfolio, ORCID, Scopus Author ID, Web of Science Research profile, Google Scholar profile and using social media and altmetrics. The JCU Library has the following guide Researcher Profiles, Identifiers and Engagement  

Relevant Workshop  

Lastly, measuring the impact of your work is important for your professional career. There are a number of tools and metrics available to measure the performance of an individual article or your research career as a whole. Our guide on research assessment and impact, aims to introduce you to these topics.    

If you have questions about any stage of the Research Lifecycle, please reach out to the Scholarly Communications team. If you would like access to recordings of previous workshops, please reach out to Stephen Anderson.  

Comments

Post a Comment