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Only a few places left! PhD course: Information retrieval and methods for scientific communication

Published: 22 January 2019
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This course will give you valuable skills and insights that will make your work easier and more effective.

What´s included in the course?

The course has a broad approach to information retrieval and scientific communication, and corresponds to 3 HECS. It contains all the steps in the research process, from search strategies to communication of research results. Teachers on the course are experts on:

  • Information retrieval in databases and search engines for the web
  • Reference management
  • Publishing strategies and open access
  • Bibliometrics
  • Copyright
  • Archiving of research data

Pratical details

The course is completely web based, without any physical meetings. All learning activities, submission of tasks and communication are done via SLU's learning platform.

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