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

Conducting a comprehensive literature review is essential for identifying research problems and questions that advance your thesis or dissertation. This session will cover strategies and best practices for searching scholarly resources, organizing information, identifying relevant studies to support your research, and other helpful search tips and tricks.

We’ll discuss how to select the right databases for your topic, how to write and track your searches, and how to use tools and features within each database. The session will focus on effectively searching Web of Science and Scopus, with additional databases included as time and attendee interest allow.

We’ll work through foundational strategies for searching scientific literature to develop strong research questions and move your work forward. Bring your research topics and questions!

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

You MUST use your FSU email account to access this workshop through Zoom. Please ensure that your Zoom app is up to date before the workshop.  Check-in ends 10 minutes after the scheduled start time and late arrivals will not be admitted. 

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. 
  

Please note: The target audience for this workshop is graduate and doctoral students, but participants at all levels are welcome to join.  To qualify for the Research and Creative Activity Travel Grant, only fully matriculated and admitted FSU students will be considered.

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