ILS 595--Information Strategies for Science, Technology, and Engineering Research--will be offered Spring 2019 as a 1 credit hour online course.

In this online course, students will learn advanced search strategies for key databases relevant to science, engineering, and technology disciplines. Using these strategies, students will develop a literature review on a topic of their choice and learn how to approach different types of literature reviews (e.g., systematic reviews, scoping reviews). Additionally, students will learn about scholarly information and discipline-relevant grey literature in order to prepare for future careers as researchers and authors. 

Topics will included:

• Advanced database searching using Web of Science, Scopus, Engineering Village, and more.
• Utility patents and technical standards (ASTM, ISO, etc.)
• Research and personal data management
• Searching for business and industry information
• Using citation management software to track what you've read and easily incorporate it into your writing (Mendeley, Zotero, etc.)
• Presenting your research
• Systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and other types of literature reviews
• The economics of scholarly publishing
• Protecting your intellectual property as an author

Questions? Contact Prof. Margaret Phillips (phill201@purdue.edu) or Prof. Dave Zwicky (dzwicky@purdue.edu)