1. Using Big Data Analytics Tools to Help Selecting Your Research Topic

  Date  

15:00-16:00, 15 November 2023

  Lecturer  

Dr. Sophia Zhang

  Online Platform  

Zoom

  Link  

https://elsevier.zoom.us/j/97880778306?pwd=dTluSHJBYVAvdXAxQXJDMEhKbkc2QT09

  Content  

The lecture focuses on the introduction of Scopus and SciVal, along with the research techniques to track trending topics and identify your research.

Part I: Searching Scopus: Effective ways to identify reserach topics

• How to locate high-impact articles 
• A thorough understanding of your research topic: providing a better idea of writing a structured article and finding hot topics of a research area

Part II: Tips of using Scopus

• Tracing leading scientists' research trends with one click
• Getting the latest development of a field with one click

Part III: SciVal

• How to run research analysis based on the articles and content in Scopus

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2. EBSCO Database Training（Online+In-class）

  Date  

16:00-17:00, 22 November 2023

  Lecturer  

Evan Shih

  Venue  

Discussion Room #1, Library

  Online Platform  

Zoom（Meeting ID：835 8012 5205     Password：1234）

  Link  

https://ebsco-chinese.zoom.us/j/83580125205?pwd=UllCV1hrTWNvWmFCTTNCYnVqL21jUT09

  Content  

1. An introduction of EBSCO and EBSCO databases
2. Effective ways to find the research articles you need using EBSCO 
3. Features of EBSCO interface and search techniques