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Jul 16, 2025: Practical Strategies for Literature Review in Social Sciences: Part I. Literature Search at Robert Manning Strozier Library

Are you interested in streamlining your research process? Join us for a workshop tailored to doctoral students in the social sciences and learn savvy research skills to conduct comprehensive literature reviews in the social sciences. In this session, you will learn time-saving tips and strategies for navigating scholarly databases and the pros and cons of the search systems. The workshop will cover essential topics such as finding relevant studies and classic works, harvesting search terms, using search operators to refine your search, and identifying top journals for your research topics. Databases such as Social Science Premium Collection, ERIC, APA PsycINFO, Web of Science, or other search systems will be covered. Please arrive at the workshop at least 5 minutes before the start time. Please have your FSU card ready for check-in. Check-in ends 10 minutes after the scheduled start time. For workshop specific questions, please reach out to the instructor, Kyung Kim. For registration questions, please reach out to Niall Williams. The Graduate Skills Workshop series is a collection of workshops developed in collaboration with the Graduate School and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to support graduate research and success. For questions regarding Research and Creative Activity Travel Grants, please contact the Graduate Student Resource Center. View on site | Email this event
Wed, Jul 16, 2025

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Are you interested in streamlining your research process? Join us for a workshop tailored to doctoral students in the social sciences and learn savvy research skills to conduct comprehensive literature reviews in the social sciences. In this session, you will learn time-saving tips and strategies for navigating scholarly databases and the pros and cons of the search systems. The workshop will cover essential topics such as finding relevant studies and classic works, harvesting search terms, using search operators to refine your search, and identifying top journals for your research topics. Databases such as Social Science Premium Collection, ERIC, APA PsycINFO, Web of Science, or other search systems will be covered.

Please arrive at the workshop at least 5 minutes before the start time. Please have your FSU card ready for check-in. Check-in ends 10 minutes after the scheduled start time.

For workshop specific questions, please reach out to the instructor, Kyung Kim. For registration questions, please reach out to Niall Williams.

The Graduate Skills Workshop series is a collection of workshops developed in collaboration with the Graduate School and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to support graduate research and success.

For questions regarding Research and Creative Activity Travel Grants, please contact the Graduate Student Resource Center.

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