Resources for help

• Getting Started with the VIU Library: https://library.viu.ca/getstarted
• Library Skills Tutorial: How to Search the Library
• Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Information (Library Guide): https://library.viu.ca/scholarly
• Annotated Bibliographies (Library Guide): https://library.viu.ca/annotated
• Literature Reviews (Library Guide): https://library.viu.ca/litreviews
• Citing Your Sources (Library Guide): https://library.viu.ca/citing
• VIU’s statement on Academic Integrity and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Context, Considerations, Emerging Best Practices
• Practitioner approaches and uses for the lit review: https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/overview/services-you/community-scholars/literature-reviews

A couple of resources to consider regarding research journalling

• Cooksey, R., & McDonald, G. (2019). How should I record my research journey? (pp. 55-71). In Surviving and thriving in postgraduate research (2nd ed.). Springer. Retrieved from: https://books.google.ca/books?id=_ZSfDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PR6&ots=EVg9FsuKjA&lr&pg=PA55#v=onepage&q&f=false

• Engin, M. (2011). Research Diary: A Tool for Scaffolding. International Journal of Qualitative Methods: ARCHIVE, 10(3), 296-306. Retrieved from: https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ijqm/index.php/IJQM/article/view/8069
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Suggested Databases for Education

• ERIC
• PsycINFO
• SportDiscus

AI-enabled Resources

These examples currently offer a free level of access without account creation, and may be of interest to explore. Terms of service and privacy policies may be subject to change, so please review these to ensure that they are acceptable to you.

• LitMaps – based on one citation locate other articles of interest and generate a visual literature map to support development of your literature review e.g. this one
• Perplexity.ai – allows you to ask and refine your question, and review the range of sources that support the AI-generated response.
  In this response for “research in support of and critiquing scavenger hunts to promote learning and engagement” how would you characterize the various cited sources — perhaps consulting the library guide to Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Information? Which sources seem to have been more or less influential in forming the AI response? In what ways might you consider using the sources that the AI tool has surfaced?
• SciSpace – example of chat with pdf that does not currently require account creation