University Research Week provides an opportunity to highlight the work of Carolina researchers and to continue building your research skills. Whether you’re looking to learn new software, preparing to start a systematic review or wondering how to share your research effectively, there’s an event for you.
Introduction to PubMed
Monday, October 23 | 10-11 a.m. | Virtual via Zoom
This interactive class will cover the basics of literature searching utilizing the new PubMed interface. This workshop is intended for students, faculty or staff unfamiliar with PubMed’s redesigned interface or those new to literature searching. Participants will learn about navigating the database, conducting basic literature searches and improving their searches.
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Open Access Week webinar: Learning from University-Wide Research Metrics
Monday, October 23, |12-1 p.m. | Virtual via Zoom
What can bibliometrics teach us about university-wide research? Learn where UNC-Chapel Hill faculty publish, what they cite, how much they spend on publishing costs, and more. Databases such as Scopus, Dimensions, and OpenAlex can provide insights useful for collection management, research impact, and usage of library resources, among other things. This session will briefly mention some technical aspects of bibliometrics, but it will primarily focus on what we can learn from this kind of data.
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Introduction to Covidence
Tuesday, October 24 | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual via Zoom
This class will cover the basic features of Covidence. We will focus on creating reviews, importing libraries from citation managers, the screening process, and support resources for data extraction. This class is designed for new to beginning users.
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Introduction to Systematic Review Methods
Wednesday, October 25 | 1-2 p.m. | Virtual via Zoom
The Introduction to Systematic Review Methods workshop provides an overview of the systematic review and scoping review process, with a focus on research methodology. Participants will gain skills and practice to complete a high-quality review; content includes creating a literature search plan, generating inclusion criteria, screening literature, and developing elements of the review protocol. The workshop is recommended for those who are planning or considering conducting a systematic review or scoping review.
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Systematic Reviews from a Researcher Perspective
Thursday, October 26 | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual via Zoom
Join the Health Sciences Library to hear from a panel of experts about planning, completing, publishing, and teaching systematic reviews. Panelists from across health affairs at Carolina will share their experiences, strategies, and lessons learned through successfully completing evidence synthesis projects. If you’re considering a systematic review project or curious about getting help from the University Libraries, take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and learn more from experienced researchers.
Panelists
Megan Roberts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Director, Implementation Science in Precision Health & Society
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Weiming Tang, PhD
Research Associate Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Mark Toles, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor and Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar
School of Nursing
Nikki L. Boatenhamer Freeman, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Surgery and Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Associate Director, Precision Health and AI Research Lab (PHAIR)
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Maximizing Your Research Impact
Friday, October 27 | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual via Zoom
Determining the impact of your research can be challenging.
During this workshop, participants will get helpful tips and tools for optimizing the reach of their work. Attendees will gain a series of strategic skills to help ensure that their published research reaches a broad audience and that its research impact can be tracked.
Topics covered will include:
- Writing a plain language summary of a study
- Optimizing abstract writing for database discoverability
- Choosing the best journal
- Understanding open-access publishing and author rights
- Tracking publications with ORCID, My Bibliography, and other tools
- Calculating research impact as an individual or group
