Information Organization

Skills to structure information appropriately to make it useful and retrievable for the intended purpose and to design processes of information structures involving elements of communication.

Insights

Knowledge Base Articles

How do I organize my references?

Organizing references using citation management software makes the entire process of managing and using citations much more efficient.

Preliminary topic investigation

Learn the purpose, importance, and strategies of conducting a Preliminary Topic Investigation, also know as an exploratory search of the literature.

Start your first Covidence review

Make systematic reviewing faster and easier. Covidence supports import and de-duplication of citations, title, abstract and full-text screening, risk-of-bias assessment, and data extraction.

Programs

Information for Evidence-Based Practice

This Library workshop is designed for anyone that works in a clinical setting. Participants will learn strategies to determine appropriate levels of evidence to inform clinical questions, select resources to search for information, and critically appraise the evidence they find.

Introduction and Overview of Scoping Reviews

This introductory, discussion-based class will help you get started on your scoping review. Prior to attending, you will watch a JBI Scoping Review Network video to learn more about the methodology.

Library Research Skills

Starting a new research project? Wondering where to start your search for information? Join us for our Library Research Skills (formerly “Research Survival Skills") workshop!

The Write Stuff: Write Now

Reach the finish line of your thesis, capstone, or dissertation with The Write Stuff: Write Now! During the session, participants learn how to organize, prioritize, and plan ahead to efficiently write a research project.

Tutorials

Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style

APA Style was developed by social and behavioral scientists to help writers achieve clear, precise, and inclusive writing. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to understand and implement the basic elements of APA Style.

Figshare Scoping Review Protocol

Figshare is a repository where users can make all of their research outputs available in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner.

How to Write a Scientific Paper

This video provides insights into what to include in each section of a scientific paper and talks you through some of the best practices for writing.

PRISMA Scoping Review Checklist

This brief video introduces the standard tool for reporting information in a scoping review manuscript, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews checklist.

Using Zotero: Importing your EndNote library

Moving an EndNote library to Zotero can be done in a few steps that this video tutorial go explains in detail, including exporting a library from EndNote, importing that library into Zotero, and cleaning up the files.