In this introductory workshop, discover a range of databases and information resources to assist you to locate company and industry information, such as:

• annual reports
• SWOT analyses
• basic company financials
• industry profiles
• competitive intelligence

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Company and Industry Information guide

Learn about the essential elements of copyright as you prepare your research proposal.

This workshop will cover:

• overview of copyright, licensing and moral rights
• your rights and responsibilities as an author
• the UniSA Thesis Toolkit and managing copyright in your research

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Copyright

Are you planning on ....

• reproducing your previously published work in your thesis?
• publishing from your thesis?
• reproducing someone else’s work in your thesis - such as a table, chart, diagram or image?
• Have you sought permission from the copyright owner?

In this workshop we will review common copyright questions related to theses. We will also explore how to assess whether permission is required and demonstrate how to seek permission.

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Copyright

Management of your research data is an essential part of every research project.

In this workshop you will learn how to:

• creating a data management plan using UniSA’s in-house tool
• sharing your completed plan with supervisors and collaborators

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources:

Research Data Management guide

Grey literature generally refers to unpublished sources such as government documents, reports, conference proceedings, informal communications, guidelines, preprints and more.

This workshop will cover:

• What grey literature is, why it is important and why you should include it
• How to find it, where to look and what to search for
• Writing it up - what you should include in your methods section
• Keeping track of it all, documenting your searches and evaluating quality

Please note: If you are undertaking a systematic or scoping review you may find that the EDGE/MyRD sessions in the ‘Systematic review’ series (‘Finding the evidence’, ‘Finding grey literature’ and ‘Manage your results’) better meet your needs.

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Grey Literature and Other Sources

This  workshop will enable participants to find and access completed theses written in their field of research. This includes UniSA theses, Australian theses and theses from around the world.

In this workshop you will search:

• University of South Australia’s Research Outputs Repository
• Trove – the public interface of the National Library of Australia
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

Recommend where possible to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Theses guide

As a modern researcher, how do you keep your finger on the pulse of current developments and connect you and your research with the world?

In this workshop you will learn about:

• the benefits and advantages of using social media as a researcher
• using different platforms for different purposes
• maintaining a professional presence online
• tips for creating engaging social media content
• using Altmetric Explorer to track engagement with your research

Includes guest speaker: learn some handy tips from UniSA's own researchers about their social media experiences.

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Social Media for Researchers

Enhance your search skills to make the process of undertaking your literature review easier and more effective.

Attend this introductory workshop to learn how to:

• map out a comprehensive search strategy
• identify relevant databases to search
• apply your search strategy to a multidisciplinary database taking advantage of key features
• review and improve your search
• save your search strategy
• print, email or export search results
• set up alerts to get the latest research sent to you

Please note: if you are undertaking a review requiring a systematic search, you may find that the EDGE / MyRD sessions in the 'Systematic review' series (Finding the evidence', 'Finding grey literature' and 'Manage your results') better meet your needs.

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources:

Searching for your literature review

Grey literature and other sources

If you’ve received emails inviting you to publish or present your work, or edit a special edition, it may be too good to be true!

In this workshop, learn about:

• What is predatory publishing
• How to identify genuine versus dodgy invitations using case studies
• Using Think. Check. Submit criteria to evaluate publishers

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Publishing guide

Are you looking for a journal in which to publish your paper, but not sure how to choose?

In this introductory workshop:

• Discover indicators that can be used to evaluate journal quality
• Verify publication quality and performance using Scopus, Journal Citation Reports, and other tools
• Interpret metrics such as the Impact Factor mindful of influencing factors such as disciplinary differences and database coverage

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related guides: Publishing

This workshop features a guest speaker who shares tips for those new to publishing to help you maximise your opportunities to be published with impact. Speakers are UniSA researchers with experience in publishing – as authors, peer reviewers and editors. Selected top tips from other UniSA researchers and UniSA Library will also be featured. Questions welcome!

Related guide: Publishing

This workshop covers strategies to increase the visibility and maximise the influence of your published research, including:

• Open Access models and options
• Depositing works to UniSA's Research Outputs Repository
• Publicly available author profiles such as ORCiD and ResearcherID
• Avenues for communicating your research
• Assessing your reach with altmetrics

It is recommended, where possible, to have access to two screens during this session.

Related guide: Publishing

Management of your research data is an essential part of every research project. In this workshop you will learn about:

• the benefits of sharing your data and how to do this
• meeting publisher and funding requirements for open data
• data storage options at UniSA – what is available and how much do you need?

Recommend where possible to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Research Data Management

A systematic review collates and synthesises the findings from critically appraised studies to provide high-level evidence in answer to a clearly formulated question.

This introductory workshop covers:

• overview of key steps in conducting a systematic review
• introduction to key guidelines and reporting standards
• key elements in a protocol
• selecting appropriate databases
• developing an answerable research question
• creating a search strategy balancing precision and inclusiveness
• remapping the strategy across different search platforms

Undertaking a scoping review instead? The systematic approach to searching covered in this workshop is also part of scoping review methodology, and both review types will be accommodated.

Please note: the Systematic Review series primarily supports health disciplines. If you are undertaking a review where you need to search systematically/comprehensively, but are not following specific systematic review methodology, you may find that the EDGE/ MyRD workshops ‘Literature review: plan and manage your search strategy' and  ‘Finding grey literature’ better meet your needs.

It is recommended where possible to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources:

• Systematic Reviews
• Scoping Reviews

Grey literature generally refers to unpublished sources such as reports, conference proceedings, clinical trials, government documents, informal communications, practice guidelines, preprints and more.

This workshop covers:

• what grey literature is, why it is important and why you should include it
• how to find it, where to look and what to search for
• writing it up - what you should include in your methods section
• keeping track of it all, documenting your searches and evaluating the quality

Please note: the Systematic Review series primarily supports health disciplines. If you are undertaking a review where you need to search systematically/comprehensively, but are not following specific systematic review methodology, you may find that other EDGE/MyRD sessions such as ‘Finding theses’, ‘Finding grey literature’ and the ‘Literature reviews: plan and manage your search’ better meet your needs.

It is recommended where possible to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources: Grey Literature and Other Sources

Covidence is a web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews, including Cochrane reviews.

This workshop covers:

• how to prepare your EndNote library for export to Covidence
• an introduction to using Covidence software
• exporting from EndNote and an outline of the key steps such as citation screening, full text review, critical appraisal and data extraction

Knowledge of using EndNote is a prerequisite.

It is recommended where possible to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources:

• Systematic Reviews
• Scoping Reviews
• EndNote

Once you have finished developing your systematic search strategy to achieve the 'best balance' of sensitivity and precision, you will need to run the same search on a variety of different databases. The search needs to be adapted ('translated') so that it is optimised for each database and platform (interface).

This 1.5 hour session focuses on how to translate your core MEDLINE (Ovid) search to Embase/Emcare (Ovid). Translation to one additional databases will also be covered. These will be selected by popular vote on the day from the following: Cochrane Library, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, ERIC, Scopus, and Web of Science.

We will work from an example MEDLINE search, and you can translate the principles and approach across to your own search at a later stage. You do not need to bring a finalised search, and there will not be time to translate your own search during the session (however questions related to your own search are welcome).

While it's recommended that you attend 'Systematic reviews (1 of 3): finding the evidence' before this session, it's not a prerequisite.

It is recommended where possible to have access to two screens during this session.

Related resources:

• Systematic Reviews
• Scoping Reviews

Want to make sure you find all relevant evidence or gaps in the literature?  

Learn how to create a systematic search which is comprehensive, transparent, and reproducible as part of a formal review or research project. 

This workshop will cover: 

• why you might conduct a systematic search 
• types of reviews that may require systematic searches 
• the difference between a systematic review and a systematic search 
• what to consider when selecting appropriate databases 
• question types and frameworks 
• creating a search strategy that is precise but inclusive 
• testing and remapping your search to another database 

An information session explaining the reference management software EndNote, and Cite While You Write in Microsoft Word using Windows and Mac operating systems.

This session covers:

1. Using EndNote (50 minutes)

• EndNote software
• add and edit references
• organise references
• share, sync and back up

2. Using EndNote with Microsoft Word (30 minutes)

• Cite While You Write: insert and edit citations
• merge documents
• convert to plain text

3. Where to find EndNote help (10 minutes)

Related guide: EndNote