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Search interfaces: Searching the academic literature (Part 2)

Jul 8, 2026

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This is the second of an ongoing series on searching the academic literature. Check out Part 1 to learn about tools that collect, store, and share academic materials. In part 1, we focused on the library catalog, bibliographic databases, and…

Research Fundamentals Workshop Series, Spring 2026

Jan 21, 2026

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Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews, Digital Scholarship, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), News, Open Science, Research Data Management, Research Partnerships

We are excited to bring you the schedule for this semester’s Research Fundamentals Workshop Series. Join us as we dive deeper into fundamental research topics and skills. February 3, 2026 10:00 – 11:00 AM, 224 Witt Room, Love Library South…

The DIKW Pyramid and the Process of Conducting an Advanced Review

Dec 2, 2024

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Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews

One of the prevailing concepts within information science is the data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy that grew out of a 1989 paper by Ackoff titled From Data to Wisdom. There are legitimate critiques of this framework. No framework is perfect. However, it…

Three phases of a systematic search

Aug 12, 2024

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Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews

As implied by the name, advanced review methodologies grew out of the more traditional literature review. Over the years, it became clear that for certain disciplines and certain research topics, the reliability and credibility of the findings of a review…

Introduction to Advanced Reviews

Apr 1, 2024

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Elle Covington

in Advanced Reviews

Systematic reviews, evidence syntheses, meta-analyses. These are all terms for research methodologies that are growing in popularity in many disciplines as the push for evidence-based practice—and transparency, reproducibility, and bias-reduction in research more generally—becomes ever greater. But what are these…

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Search interfaces: Searching the academic literature (Part 2)

Research Fundamentals Workshop Series, Spring 2026

The DIKW Pyramid and the Process of Conducting an Advanced Review

Three phases of a systematic search

Introduction to Advanced Reviews