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Using generative AI for finding literature

Posted on 15 September 2025 by Alexis Constantinou

This resource aims to help you understand the benefits and limitations of using generative AI for finding literature to reference in your academic work. It includes useful tips on prompting, using GenAI to help develop database searches and gives an overview of some of the current tools. If you would like to repurpose this video
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Keeping your research up-to-date

Posted on 13 September 2025 by Neil Pollock

This tutorial guides you through the basic procedures for optimising current awareness in your research field. It demonstrates how to set up various types of alerts and highlights a range of other tools and resources to ensure you keep up to date efficiently and effectively.
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Scopus keyword alerts

Posted on 12 September 2025 by admin

Video guide on how to set up keyword alerts in Scopus. A transcript is also available to download. If you would like to repurpose this video for your own teaching, please contact us via ilrb@cardiff.ac.uk to request a package of the source video files.
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Scopus citation alerts

Posted on 11 September 2025 by admin

Video guide on how to set up citation alerts in Scopus. A transcript is also available to download. If you would like to repurpose this video for your own teaching, please contact us via ilrb@cardiff.ac.uk to request a package of the source video files.
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Google Scholar alerts

Posted on 10 September 2025 by admin

Video guide on how to set up keyword alerts in Google Scholar. A transcript is also available to download. If you would like to repurpose this video for your own teaching, please contact us via ilrb@cardiff.ac.uk to request a package of the source video files.
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Reading and critically analysing a journal article

Reading and Critically analysing a journal article

Posted on 9 September 2025 by admin

This tutorial will discuss how to read and critically analyse an academic journal article. This tutorial will: Explain the broad categorisations of journal articles Explain/outline the peer review process whereby an article is submitted for scholarly evaluation by experts Suggest questions you need to ask when reading and critically analysing a journal article Provide practical
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What is a journal article

What is a journal article?

Posted on 8 September 2025 by admin

This tutorial is an introduction to journal articles; what are they, why are they needed and how authors contribute. This tutorial will: Provide an overview of some of the research process which goes into writing and publishing journal articles Explain how journal articles are constructed Explain why journal articles are constructed in this way
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