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Learn how to use AI-powered tools to efficiently discover relevant scholarly articles and map research landscapes. We will explore their strengths, limitations, and best practices for effective and responsible use.

What do publishers allow when you use AI in the research and writing process? We review common publisher policies and explain how the use of AI should be disclosed in scholarly publications.

How can AI be used responsibly in research? This seminar discusses opportunities, limitations, and ethical considerations of using AI throughout the research process, including literature searching, writing, and peer review.

Would you like to learn how to search for literature in a more systematic way? We go through search techniques such as phrase searching, truncation, search operators (AND/NEAR/OR/NOT), synonyms and alternatives, as well as block search.

Learn how to use AI-powered tools to efficiently discover relevant scholarly articles and map research landscapes. We will explore their strengths, limitations, and best practices for effective and responsible use.

How can you keep up to date in your field of research without it taking up too much of your time? We introduce you to search and citation alerts and citation chaining in bibliographic databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, etcetera) and alternative search tools (including AI tools and preprint databases).

When is Google Scholar not the best search tool and what are the alternatives? We teach you about the difference between search engines (such as Google scholar), bibliographic databases (such as Web of Science and Scopus) and AI-based search tools, and how to choose the right tool for the task.

Do you use grey literature such as working papers, reports, policy documents and patents in your research? We teach you search techniques and tools that are suitable for searching for grey literature.

Would you like to organise your work on systematic reviews? Find out about tools (such as Covidence) that can be used to facilitate your work on article selection, quality assessment and data extraction when conducting systematic reviews.

How do you choose the right journal for your manuscript? We explore key factors such as target audience, visibility, open access, quality, and publishing conditions.

What do publishers allow when you use AI in the research and writing process? We review common publisher policies and explain how the use of AI should be disclosed in scholarly publications.

Explore publishing alternatives beyond commercial publishers, including Diamond Open Access, Open Research Europe, and self-archiving. We discuss the benefits, challenges, and funding models associated with these approaches.

Learn when the University can help cover publication fees and which publishing agreements are included. We explain the eligibility requirements, funding options, and practical steps involved.

An introduction to Lund University’s open publishing platforms for scholarly journals and e-books. We will showcase the opportunities these platforms offer to editors, researchers, and research groups.

Do you know which rights you retain after publication? The combination of Creative Commons licences and the terms of publishing agreements can have a significant impact on how your research may be shared, reused, and built upon. The Library can help you understand the implications and make informed decisions.

Get a practical introduction to using Zotero or EndNote.

Learn how to choose a suitable repository for your research data, such as Zenodo or DORIS. We discuss metadata, research communities, and what makes data easier to find and reuse.

How should research data be stored during a project, and what needs to be preserved afterwards? We cover basic practices for secure storage, documentation, archiving and long-term access.

See how a data management plan (DMP) can help you structure your work with research data from the start of a project to its completion. We review the key parts of a DMP and how documentation can be updated over time.

Get an introduction to the FAIR principles and what funders and journals expect when it comes to managing and sharing research data. We also show how you can plan to meet these requirements in practice.

Publication and citation metrics are used by research funders and employers to evaluate your work, whether you like it or not. We walk you through how you can take control over your metrics for a more accurate assessment.

Would you like to find out more about researcher IDs (such as ORCiD, Scopus or Web of Science)? We explain how to register researcher IDs and how they can be used to link you to your publications.

Are your research findings being used outside academia? We look at different tools you can use to assess your impact on policy, public debate and patents.

Would you like to showcase ongoing projects, recent publications, or researchers working within a particular field? All of this, and much more, is available in LUCRIS and can easily be reused on local websites. This helps keep information up to date automatically, without the need for additional manual work.

Do you need help adding a profile picture, completing your publication list, registering your Scopus ID, or connecting LUCRIS with ORCiD? We are happy to help. An up-to-date and comprehensive profile page makes it easier for others to find you and provides a more accurate representation of you and your research.

LUCRIS project pages meet the requirements that most research funders place on making research projects visible on the web. They make it easy for visitors to see which publications have been produced within the project, which researchers and collaborators are involved, and which funding organisation supports the project.