Plan for research

Find information

This module provides an overview of how to develop a robust and comprehensive search strategy for all types of reviews that require a systematic approach to find relevant research for your topic. It covers the types of scholarly resources available and how to effectively locate, evaluate and manage search results.

• Introduction
• The literature review process

1. Develop an effective search strategy
2. Determine the type of information
3. Identify where to search
4. Search and manage results
5. Locate and evaluate
6. Keep up-to-date

• Library resources and services

Manage data

This module considers the importance of good practice when managing research data. It documents the planning, organisation, analysis, archiving, sharing, and reusing of data via a research data lifecycle. 

• Introduction
• What is research data?
• Why is data management important?
• Indigenous data management
• The research data lifecycle

1. Plan and design
2. Organise and manage
3. Store and archive
4. Share and publish
5. Access, reuse and cite

• Library resources and support

Publish and share

Publishing and sharing research outputs is a key activity within the research lifecycle. This module provides an overview of scholarly publishing and sharing and promoting research.

• Introduction
• Strategic publishing
  • Peer review
  • Open access publishing
  • Research identifiers
  • Predatory publishing
• Research outputs
  • Journal articles
  • Books & book chapters
  • Conference publications
  • Non-academic publications
  • Non-traditional research outputs
  • Preprints
  • Protocols
  • Research data
• Copyright and licensing
• Researcher profiles & networks
• Promote via social media
• Library resources and services

Research metrics

This module will provide an overview of how to measure and visualise the impact of publications using a range of metrics and tools. 

• Introduction
• Metrics and researchers
• Metrics and institutions
• Responsible metrics
• Where to locate metrics
• Types of research metrics
  • Citation metrics
  • Alternative metrics
• Measuring impact in the arts, humanities and creative industries
• Keeping up-to-date
• Telling your metrics story
  • Visualising impact
• Library resources and support