"I recommend it to all new graduate students as it will provide you with much more than you ever could imagine." ~Student
About MyResearch
Advance your library research skills: MyResearch is a series of workshops tailored to graduate and postdoctoral students. It consists of four modules for each of the following subject areas: 1) agriculture, environmental sciences and nutrition, 2) health and biological sciences, 3) physical sciences and engineering.
Module Descriptions
MyResearch Module 1: Research Foundations - not offered in Winter 2024Understand and locate different types of information produced at each stage of the research cycle. Learn advanced search strategies and techniques to make the best use of specialized resources for your discipline.
MyResearch Module 2: EndNote Essentials - not offered in Winter 2024Learn to use EndNote: a powerful citation management program that will change the way you do research.
MyResearch Module 3: Getting Your Research Out - not offered in Winter 2024
Learn about issues and trends in scholarly publishing, and gain a better understanding of citation analysis tools and metrics
MyResearch Module 4 is an elective: browse the library's workshops page and attend one that interests you.
MyResearch by Discipline
Agriculture, environmental sciences & nutrition
Some of the specialized resources students will encounter in the sessions for Agriculture, Environmental Sciences and Nutrition disciplines include:
- An overview of resources for searching the hard-to-find “grey literature” including theses, patents, standards, government information, etc.
- In addition to the broadly applicable Web of Science and Scopus databases, students will be exposed to discipline-specific resources for searching the article literature tailored to their area of study (e.g. Cab Abstracts, PubMed, Compendex).
- Issues in scholarly publishing, such as open access, and academic integrity are discussed. Students will also receive an introduction to citation metrics at author, article, and journal levels (including, for example, h-index and journal impact factor).
See the MyResearch (Agriculture, environmental sciences & nutrition) subject guide for more information
Health & biological sciences
Some of the specialized content we will cover in the Life Sciences MyResearch series include:
- Searching Medline (via PubMed and Ovid) using Medical Subject Headings
- An overview of grey literature resources including Canadian health statistics
- Tips on keeping up with the latest developments in your field
- Issues related to scholarly publishing such as open access and citation metrics at author, article, and journal levels (e.g. h-index and journal impact factor)
See the MyResearch (Health & biological sciences) subject guide for more information.
Physical sciences & engineering
Some of the content that students will encounter in the sessions for Physical Sciences and Engineering include:
- Answering frequently asked questions on when and how to cite.
- An overview of resources for searching the hard-to-find “grey literature,” including theses, patents, and standards.
- Searching Web of Science and/or Compendex for articles on their topics, and receiving feedback from the instructors on their search strategies.
- Creating an online concept map of their research projects using the CmapTools software.
- Issues in scholarly publishing, such as open access and academic integrity. Students will also receive an introduction to citation metrics at the author, article, and journal levels (including, for example, the h-index and journal impact factor).
See the MyResearch (Physical sciences & engineering) subject guide for more information.
MyResearch guides
These guides are a great place to find resources in your discipline:
- MyResearch (Agriculture, environmental sciences & nutrition)
- MyResearch (Health & biological sciences)
- MyResearch (Physical sciences & engineering)
Co-Curricular Record
MyResearch can also be added to your co-curricular record to showcase your involvement in this activity.
