Waggoner Library: PhD Clinical Counseling; Teaching & Supervision: Strategies for Deeper Literature Research

Elicit: The AI Research Assistant - click to begin using
Elicit searches across over 126 million academic papers (updated weekly) from Semantic Scholar, an open-source research platform, across all academic disciplines. Price: users automatically get 5,000 free credits to use. After those credits run out, users must subscribe to Elicit plus $12 monthly, billed monthly at $144 per year.
Setting up Elicit AI for Scientific Literature searches - Tutorial 1
Basic info to use Elicit free version. The video is 1 min 17 sec. You may need to authenticate using your Trevecca credentials.
Literature Search in Elicit AI -Tutorial 2
Gives a deeper understanding of Elicit results and search options. The video is 4 min 44 sec. You may need to authenticate using your Trevecca credentials.

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Inciteful - click to begin using
Unlike a traditional search engine, citations are the cornerstone of Inciteful. Building Inciteful uses open scholarly bibliographic data. Great tools. Price: Free
Learn Your Research Field Faster With Inciteful - Tutorial
Inciteful is a tool to help you find new research articles based on a single article. You can use Inciteful to learn your field and create network analysis maps. Use DOI numbers to execute a search. Results identified 'cited by,' include links to articles, links to top authors and journals. 6min 19 sec.

Cited By links and Related Articles

In Google Scholar:

Use the Cited By option to link to more current research that has cited the article being viewed
- You can Search Within the list of the Cited By articles to be more closely aligned with your topic
Use the Related articles option to see similar articles based on your search parameters
The video below illustrates how these two features work to generate more relevant reseach

The Reference Chain

Key terms used in this strategy:

CITED BY or Times cited

Sources in this category have cited the original citation in their work. These are always newer publication dates than the original citation. How do you find these?

Google Scholar - Click the Cited By link found under the brief abstract on the result list.
Databases - Not all databases have this option. In EBSCO, you'll see the term 'Times Cited in this database' in Business Source Ultimate, APA PsycInfo, and APA PsycARTICLES.
Open-source research websites such as Researchgate.net or Semantic Scholar will include links to other works that have used this source. Look for the term 'Citations.'
Publisher websites will also indicate if another author has cited the article.

References

These are the citations or sources used to write the article or document. These are always older publication dates than the original citation. How do you find a searchable references list?

Google Scholar - Does not have a quick link to an article's references. Click on the article title to go to the publisher's website. From here, you'll find a link to references.
Databases - If a searchable references list is available, it will be noted in the database results. Not all databases have this option. You can also access an article's reference page when viewing the full text.
Open-source research websites such as Researchgate.net or Semantic Scholar will include a references list. Look for the term 'References.'
Publisher websites will also include a references list.

Visualize your research

Tools like mind mapping and concept maps can help visualize the topic, subtopics, and related literature. Think of this search strategy as a precursor to an outline, an annotated bibliography, or the development of research questions. In this strategy, you will visualize your topic to help develop the literature review. Here are a couple of examples.

Open Knowledge Maps
Experience this visual search engine for scientific knowledge to expand your research base.

Below is an example of a mind map.

The blue circle is the dissertation topic.
Blue arrows connect to purple boxes representing the main ideas or concepts related to the topic.
The purple arrows connect the concept to a yellow circle with a research question tied to the topic.
The yellow arrows connect the research question to a green box with an academic source that supports the research question.

Concept Map Example
A linear design to visualize research. An option to the example above of a mind map.

Tips to Limit Database Results to U.S.-Based Content
Here are helpful tips on how to limit library database results to domestic or United States-published sources. You will see different ways to refine your search, such as using quotes to search for phrases, limiting by language, and making an assessment based on English language content. Also demonstrates how to limit resources in specific databases, like EBSCO, and how to use geographical options to search for United States-based content. While these methods are not foolproof, they can help narrow down your search and find resources from a USA perspective.
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Discovery Search
2:22 Database Search
4:55 Google Scholar Search