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Academic Research: Literature Informatics

Academic Research

The Literature Informatics library guide lists starting information to explore multidisciplinary literature for the scientific discovery and information synthesis to enhance a scientific inquiry and accelerate scientific discoveries.

Note. The guide is under construction. Also, this library guide is supplementary to journal club at the Radiology and Radiological Sciences department.  

Literature Informatics (LI)
Literature informatics is analysis of published literature for the scientific discovery, information gathering, processing and management, and information synthesis to enhance scientific inquiry and accelerate scientific discoveries. L.Tmanova
LI Initiative

GOAL - help to navigate the research information ecosystem for research question and study hypothesis development 

ACTION - guide for the exploration of multidisciplinary literature for the scientific discovery and information synthesis to enhance scientific inquiry and accelerate scientific discovery

Contact
 

 

Dr. Tmanova, MLIS, MS, DVM
Informationist, Darnall Medical Library
Assistant Professor in Radiology and Radiological Sciences
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

                                   Literature Informatics Initiative


Literature Informatics Initiative is a pilot project aimed to enhance analysis of published scholarly literature using efficient and effective literature search methodology. Literature Informatics Initiative, designed to help clinicians in analyzing multidisciplinary literature, is in the construction phase. 

At this phase of the project, the consultation on designing a literature search, information management, and lectures on conducting literature search and information management are offered. 

    Information Expert

 

Information help is offered to the clinical team in conducting a literature search. To request consultation, please, submit the request using the selected scientific consultation

Consultations are conducted using DoD's Microsoft Teams. 
 

    Consultation


Designing a Literature Search

Scope of literature search consultation is:

  • planning literature search for study, literature review 
  • designing literature search strategy 
  • conducting literature analysis & synthesis
  • managing citation

To request a consultation on a literature search for the research study, please submit  a request:


C
onducting a Literature Review 

Scope of literature search consultation is:

  • selecting and developing topic
  • hypothesis-driven analysis of literature for studies 
  • selecting literature resources
  • designing literature search strategy 
  • conducting literature analysis & synthesis
  • managing citation

To request a consultation on conducting literature search for study, please submit a request: 

    Lecture

 

  • Research Question for Scientific Study 
    This lecture introduces the process of research question development and planning the literature analysis for scientific studies. 
  • Literature Review
    This lecture introduces principles and methodology for conducting a literature review, analyzing literature, planning literature review, research development, literature analysis and synthesis, and writing a literature review draft.
  • Literature Informatics
  • This lecture introduces the analysis of published literature from various literature search databases, information management, and information synthesis for the scientific inquiry.
  • Literature Searching: Web of Science
    This lecture introduces the literature searching strategies for
    exploring published literature using Web of Science databases for the development of the scientific study.  
  • DML Courses information literacy, scientific communication, and subject-specific instructions and lectures.
   
   

 

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