VOL.10 ISSUE
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JAN
2015 ISSN 1793-222X
A SPOTLIGHT FOR YOUR RESEARCH
CONTENTS Info Buzz
Albert Einstein once said, “Isn’t it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?” (Hamblyn, 2011). It makes you think about his work and his academic popularity. It may be because his works were just pure genius, or he was quite a character himself or maybe he just knew how to get people interested in reading his works.
So you need to somehow shine a spotlight on your paper, to get people to talk about it, read and cite it. Here are some tips and tricks that might make your paper more prominent.
Join the site These sites are great places for discovering, networking and collaborating with academics within and outside your field of research. It is a good way to look at what other ways you can collaborate with a wider academic community that might just bring forth interesting research areas. www.academia.edu www.mynetresearch.com www.citeulike.org www.mendeley.com www.researchgate.net
Virtually Everywhere Across the net The virtual world is a great place to spread the news when you have published a new paper. You can tweet, facebook or even blog about it. Share your work and achievement. This may have a ripple effect when the tweets and posts are shared with others.
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The Final Year Report: Your Contribution to Future Student Research
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Surviving Your First Year As A Graduate Student
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Do You Know?
We live in a very different academic environment from that of Einstein’s time. When Einstein was alive, people had to go to lectures to hear about his research, you had to be a member of the audience to be privy to this information, but today that audience doesn’t even need to be in the same room, you don’t need a hall, all you need is an internet connection. With open access portals, you do not need subscriptions to get access to certain articles and with more academics placing their works online, it is easy for your paper to get lost in this vast sea of knowledge.
A Spotlight For Your Research
The Digital Repository At NTU we have DR-NTU, a repository that is searchable from Google Scholar. This will give you another avenue to showcase your paper. You may need to check with your journal publisher on its policy on open continued on Page 2
“Sorry, This E-Book Is In Use”: Understanding Academic E-Books
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E-Book Corner At Lee Wee Nam Library
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What’s The Drug Again? Living A Life Benefitting From Translational Medical Research
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Showcase Your Research Materials With NTU Digital Projects
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Become An Expert Googler
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Resources Your Gateway to Earth Sciences
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3 Quick Ways To Access Library Resources From Using Chrome Or Firefox
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中文资讯系列介绍(四)—中文 影像资料
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A Word from the University Librarian The Library Is A Service, Not Just A Resource
Online version www.ntu.edu.sg/library/ pages/xpress.aspx
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