The fastest way to do your literature review [Do it in SECONDS]

Literature Review Tools

In this video, the speaker introduces two powerful tools for conducting a literature review. The first tool is Paperdigest.org, which provides an automated machine learning tool that generates a summary of related work based on a research question. The second tool is Elicit.org, which is a semantic search engine for science that allows researchers to ask questions in natural language and receive relevant results.

Paperdigest.org

• Paperdigest.org is an automated machine learning tool that generates a summary of related work based on a research question.

• Users can type in their research question and choose from summaries of related work from the past year, past five years, or any time.

• Users should save all references generated by the tool as seeds for further research.

• However, users should not copy and paste the generated text without further refinement.

Elicit.org

• Elicit.org is a semantic search engine for science that allows researchers to ask questions in natural language and receive relevant results.

• Users can type in their research question and choose from different questions suggested by the tool.

• The tool provides takeaways from abstracts, interventions, outcomes measured, number of participants, etc., allowing users to scan papers quickly.

• Users can sort results by year to find recent publications.

Conclusion

In conclusion, these two tools provide powerful resources for conducting literature reviews. By using these tools together with critical thinking skills and careful analysis of sources, researchers can gain valuable insights into their field of study.

Key Takeaways

• Use Paperdigest.org to generate summaries of related work based on research questions.

• Use Elicit.org to search for relevant papers and scan them quickly using takeaways from abstracts.

• Refine generated text before using it in a literature review.

Using Semantic Search and Visualization Tools for Literature Review

In this section, the speaker discusses three tools that can help researchers visualize how research is connected and explore the research environment. The three tools are Lit Maps, Connected Papers, and Research Rabbit.

Lit Maps

• Lit Maps is a tool that helps researchers create a workspace to visually explore the domain of their research.

• It allows users to see all of the different papers that are connected to their seed paper.

• Users can click on their seed paper to access tabs for notes, references, citations, and other suggestions highly connected to the map.

• Lit Maps has a clean interface that is easier to navigate than other tools.

Connected Papers

• Connected Papers is another tool that helps researchers visualize how research is connected.

• It allows users to see prior works and derivative works related to their seed paper.

Research Rabbit

• Research Rabbit is a powerful tool that allows users to explore literature in a user-friendly way.

• It provides navigable options for exploring similar work.

Overall, these tools can help researchers produce a summary or story of existing research. They also allow users to export all findings into reference managers.