Grad Student Workshop
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How to Conduct an Effective Graduate Level Literature Review
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This class guide was developed for a graduate student workshop designed to provide graduate students with the skills needed to conduct a graduate level literature review. The workshop was conducted in partnership with two Evans Reference librarians (Jane Stephens & Pat Alford) and the TAMU INFORMS chapter.
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Find It:
- Articles, Scholarly (search article databases) Ebsco Business | Compendex | CSA | INSPEC | Scopus | Web of Science | more
(Tip: After identifying desired article citation(s), click "Find Text@TAMU" for text retrieval options.) - Articles, Industry News & Trade Publications ABI Inform | Ebsco Business | Lexis-Nexis
- Books (search catalogs) LibCat (TAMU holdings) | Chiron (TAMU Medical) | WorldCat (worldwide)
(Tip: To borrow a book from another library, use the Get it for me link in its WorldCat record.)- E-Books (multidisciplinary) Ebrary | netLibrary | Referex | ScienceDirect | SpringerLink | Wiley
- Encyclopedias & Handbooks Online
CRC
EngNetBase | Knovel | Encyclopedias
| Safari Tech Books (computing applications)
- Dissertations & Theses ProQuest
Dissertations (National, international) | TxSpace (TAMU Digital since ~2000) | LibCat (TAMU)
(Tip: To borrow or purchase a dissertation from another library, use the Get it for me service.) - Journal Info All that JAS Journal Abbreviations | JCR Journal Rankings | Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
- Legal and Regulatory Information and News Lexis-Nexis (Select legal tab) | Wilson Legal
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