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Jul 16, 2025: Literature Review in Natural Sciences (July 16) at Dirac Science Library (DSL)

Conducting a comprehensive literature review is important for graduate students to identify research problems and questions to advance their theses and dissertations. This session will cover strategies and best practices for searching scholarly resources, information organization, and identifying relevant studies to support research. This session is designed for graduate students in biology, geology, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, environmental sciences, and earth science-related programs. Topics: selecting databases for your topic, writing and keeping track of your searches, types of literature reviews, and other helpful tips and tricks The databases selected for instruction may vary depending on the needs and research topics of registrants in each session, but they will likely include the Web of Science, Natural Science Collection, and other subject-specific databases. We’ll work through some foundational strategies for searching scientific literature to develop research questions and advance research in your discipline. Bring your research topics and questions! 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. Please contact this QEP's instructor, Nathanael Gay, if you have questions about workshop content. 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

Conducting a comprehensive literature review is important for graduate students to identify research problems and questions to advance their theses and dissertations. This session will cover strategies and best practices for searching scholarly resources, information organization, and identifying relevant studies to support research. 

This session is designed for graduate students in biology, geology, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, environmental sciences, and earth science-related programs.

Topics: selecting databases for your topic, writing and keeping track of your searches, types of literature reviews, and other helpful tips and tricks

The databases selected for instruction may vary depending on the needs and research topics of registrants in each session, but they will likely include the Web of Science, Natural Science Collection, and other subject-specific databases.

We’ll work through some foundational strategies for searching scientific literature to develop research questions and advance research in your discipline. Bring your research topics and questions!

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. 

Please contact this QEP's instructor, Nathanael Gay, if you have questions about workshop content.  

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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