5 expert strategies for using AI for research writing
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Discover five practical, researcher-led strategies for using AI to strengthen academic writing while keeping your voice, judgment, and scholarly integrity at the center.
Discover the top AI tools for academic research and learn why integrated solutions like NVivo, ATLAS.ti, and Citavi outperform generic AI apps in helping researchers work faster and...
Discover the best software tools for academic research in this essential guide helping researchers streamline their workflow from literature review to data analysis.
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Our team regularly monitors social media for discussions about the use of reference management software. We learn a lot from these conversations: what our (potential)...
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Developing a literature review is one of the most important — and difficult — components of the research process. A well-executed literature review helps you...
The All-in-One Writing and Reference Tool One of the most difficult aspects of research-based writing is keeping all your references organized. Whether you’re a PhD...
Elevate your research experience with Citavi – because your writing deserves nothing less As a researcher, you’re no stranger to citations; but it can be...
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Writing a literature review can be one of the most daunting aspects of the academic research process—and one of the most misunderstood. Dr. Robert Thomas,...
If you’re wondering ‘what is a literature review’ or trying to figure out how to write a literature review, you’ve come to the right place....
Streamlining the Dissertation Writing Process In a groundbreaking study on IT auditor competency, audit quality, and data security, Dr. Blake Curtis discovered a significant technical...
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Take charge and delegate tasks to your new personal research assistants Once you've done the bulk of your research and are heavily involved in the...
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Let your sources' bibliographies do your searching for you Do you often feel like you’re searching for sources in the all the wrong places? Or maybe...
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And other questions regarding self-citation You’re an undergraduate student with a double major in Political Science and Chinese Studies. You write a research paper for...
Use summaries to better understand difficult academic texts On Monday morning my co-worker asked me about my weekend, as he always does. I replied, “I...
Stop pulling all-nighters for good “Guess I’ll just have to pull another all-nighter,” was a phrase I said all-too-often during my studies. It seemed that...
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All about Academic Writing Month For many academics, the month of November is associated with making progress on a writing goal. In this blog post,...
8 strategies that can help Nearly all of us have been there: sitting in front of the blank page not knowing where to start, a growing...
How to make sure you don't forget anything important Is the deadline for your research paper or thesis getting closer and closer? In an ideal...
Taking your research paper one step at a time Whenever it’s morning in the office and the telephone is ringing, countless emails remain unread in...
Why smartphones are so distracting and how you can build your concentration skills Think back to the last time you were really concentrated on your writing and completely in the...
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How doing nothing can help you reach your academic goals. As a student, professor, or researcher it’s a given that you need to work hard....
How the fresh start effect can help with your New Year's Resolutions I am willing to bet money that no one gets into New Year’s...
11 tips to help you get the most out of your citation software Reference management programs are one of the best tools an academic can...
Three steps for taking control of a growing collection of sources. It's go time. Your advisor's parting words are still ringing in your ears, "Good luck...
The single best piece of advice for getting unstuck when writing a dissertation – or anything else A while back I wanted to start doing...
Try the Creativity Tip that Helped David Bowie get Unstuck You’ve been there before. Your sources are spread out before you, you’ve done the reading,...
Why you should avoid secondary citations Did you hear what Anna said? I heard from a friend who heard from her boyfriend’s brother that she...
How the information literacy skills you learn in your studies can help Amidst all the uncertainty of the current pandemic, one thing has become crystal...
Whenever I start a research paper, I either feel like I can’t find anything on my topic or that I'm only finding useless information. Am...
A selection of posts from the first year of the blog The blog team is taking a break this week, but we dove into our...
Reading on screen versus on paper may impact how much you remember. Here’s what you can do. Coursework and research projects require a lot of reading. As more and more articles and books become available in electronic format, it's likely you’ll be doing much of this reading on a screen. However, research studies have shown that you may retain less information when you read something on screen rather than on paper. Reading on screen versus on paper Researchers have found problems with retention when reading onscreen materials. One study of tenth-grade students found that they had better recall and had better reading comprehension when they read a text on paper versus on screen. Another study from 2005 looked at changes in reading over the course of the last ten years. It showed that when people read on-screen, they tend to jump around more in the text rather than reading in a linear, focused manner. ...
Knowledge beyond the ivory tower Whenever I watch someone perform a magic trick, I wonder, “How did he or she do that?” In vain –...
Helpful online tools for academics When was the last time technology left you stranded? For me it was when I was stuck on hold with...
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Making sure everyone has a piece of the (knowledge) pie Imagine that you buy a bushel of apples from your local supermarket and then bake...
And how you can find peer-reviewed journals for your first research paper Did you just get assigned your first research paper and are wondering about...
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Reach great heights by building upon the achievements of others As a student, you may often feel daunted by your professors. During my college years,...
A look at the Planned Accidents blog authors' idea generation and writing process In this third post in our creativity series, blog authors Jenny and...
5 tips for Citavi (and other) webinars This blog post is especially meant for Citavi instructors, their colleagues, and future Citavi Champions who want to share their...
Who gets thanked in the acknowledgements section in theses and dissertations and why As a Citavi customer proudly told me that he had completed his...
Since the beginning of the year there have been a lot of changes made to Citavi, which we're excited to tell you about in this...
Dissertation writing requires you to develop a complex argument supported by appropriate evidence. To do this effectively, you’ll need to learn how to organize your...
Most of us can imagine the academic who effortlessly turns caffeine into written words and might actually be a machine. It’s easy to think that everyone else...
Asking the right questions is the first step Early on in your academic training, you may have been assigned topics to research. As you progress...
Our recommendations for working with URLs Gone are the days of citing only printed materials when writing a research paper or thesis. Depending on your...
The blueprint for your writing project In everyday language, the word “proposal” is probably most frequently used in the context of marriage or business. In...
There are tens of thousands of citation styles. Why are people still developing their own? Whenever I teach a course on Citavi, I ask the...
Methods for annotating academic texts Do you have any academic guilty pleasures? During my studies, I certainly did: highlighters. I absolutely loved marking up my...
A brief history, from the very first guidelines on up to APA 7 The APA citation style just might be the most widely-used citation style...
What place does Wikipedia have in academic writing? When you start a research paper, you may not be very familiar with your topic. You’ll want...
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Three Methods and When to Use Each One Did you know that the British Library is the largest library in the world with over 150...
