The Radboud University Library organizes this course.

During your PhD you are expected to keep an overview of relevant scientific literature, whether for background information, a first thesis chapter or review. Although the aims and scope in these situations differ, a systematic literature search will provide you with an optimal basis even if you are not conducting a systematic review.
In addition, you will learn about the opportunities and pitfalls in selecting a journal for publication and the advantages of a researcher profile. 

• Prior knowledge: at least PubMed Basics level or intermediate to advanced search skills
• Content: you will be working on your own topic and issues such as
  • How to adjust your research question to a search question
  • How to select databases and other sources
  • How to perform and optimize a systematic literature search
  • How to keep track of recent literature and create alerts
  • How to select a journal for publication
  • What are the advantages of publishing in Open Access
  • Which scientific metrics and tools may help increase your visibility as a researcher
• Learning goals: After completion of the course the particpants should be
  • able to make a head start with an overview of existing research literature
  • more effective in finding literature due to improved search skills
  • more efficient in journal selection and in evaluating research impact including Open Access
• Duration: 2 sessions of 2 hours