Wk4_Literature Searching and Curated Citation Collection

Due No Due Date
Points 20
Submitting a text entry box or a file upload

Literature & Information Curation Assignment

In this assignment you will: (1) do a preliminary search of the literature, (2) curate a list of 10 references, (3) complete a reflection about your searching process

Grading: Your assignment will be graded as:

0 points if you choose not to complete this assignment
10 points if you submit only one component of the assignment (either a reflection OR a bibliography in IEEE format of 10 citations)
20 points if you post both a bibliography in IEEE format of 10 citations AND a reflection about your searching experience

Instructions

1. Complete a review of the professional and scholarly literature on your research problem or suggested innovation.

Do a broad preliminary search using Google Scholar Links to an external site. to explore your topic.
- - First make sure Google Scholar is connected to the Library by using these directions Connect Google Scholar to the Marriott Library Catalog resources Links to an external site. or this video
  - Then experiment with key word combinations using boolean search operators Links to an external site. to find relevant articles
  - If you linked Google Scholar and the Marriott Library Catalog you will see a GET it @UU link in Google Scholar and you will be able to go directly into the library to the full text article if available or access fulltext from other locations
    - Reminder: you have be authenticated with your UNID to access fulltext when off campus (click on Log In on top right of the homepage)
  - You can copy and paste the keywords or search phrases that are finding you good results in Goole Scholar into other search engines and database
  - Another broad and preliminary searching tool that might help you see patterns in articles is called the Open Knowledge Maps Links to an external site.. This tool organizes subtopic groups of articles. Click on a circle to see individual articles and you will see the article info appear on the right
  - Once you identify good keywords or search strings that are relevant to your topic, you can copy and paste those keywords in other databases like Marriott Library USearch (on the library homepage Links to an external site.) to delve deeper into your topic:
    - - IEEE, Links to an external site.Scopus, Links to an external site.and Web of Science Links to an external site.
      - Additional databases of interest: Science Direct Links to an external site., Inspec (Engineering Village) Links to an external site.

2. Curate a literature citation collection of 10 relevant sources in a citation management tool of your choice (Zotero, Endnote or Mendeley) on your Lean Canvas Innovation problem or idea and post in this assignment

- If you are already use a citation management tool, use that.
- This research guide (Links to an external site.) will help you to chose a citation management tool. They all are FREE and do the same thing, but depending on your discipline or needs you may prefer one over the other.
  - - - Here is more detailed information on each tool: Endnote Basic (Links to an external site.), Mendeley (Links to an external site.) and Zotero
- Need help with getting started? Post questions or request help on this research assignment discussion forum
- If you do not use a citation management tool yet I would recommend Zotero.
  - It is free and has a desktop and online version that sync up.
  - You can install a chrome plugin extension so you can open to a page and add it directly to Zotero while working.
  - Zotero can also be used for websites and non-scholarly resources.
  - In addition you can attach the PDF files you find and annotate them right in Zotero
  - Here is a tutorial on setting up and using Zotero
    Zotero tutorial is by Rebekah Cummings, Digital Matters Librarian (rebekah.cummings@utah.edu )
    
    Add your 10 sources to the citation management tool, then export a bibliography in IEEE format
    Upload the bibliography to this Canvas assignment

3. Write a brief reflection (about 150-300 words) about your searching experience. You can write this reflection in a word file and upload that as a file and upload to this same assignment as the bibliography, or you can type directly into the assignment text window.