16/08/2026
On 13 August 2026 at 11:00 AM, the 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗚𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗖) successfully hosted an insightful online session via Zoom titled "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲: 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵", in collaboration with the 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆.
The session was designed to transition students from basic information seekers into confident, critical, and evidence-based researchers by mastering university library resources and modern research workflows.
🌟 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:
• 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗸𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆, Assistant Director, CRITS, shared valuable perspectives on utilizing both physical and digital resources available through the GUB Library.
• 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗠𝗱. 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 (Deputy Librarian) delivered a comprehensive walkthrough on navigating physical shelf indexes, utilizing the digital library, and accessing premium subscribed databases (such as IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, and Scopus) remotely via Microsoft institutional accounts.
• 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: Participants learned how to move past general search engines to structured database discovery using keywords, filters, and Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to refine their literature searches.
• 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗠𝗱. 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 and 𝗡𝗮𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 (Library Officer) provided practical guidance on using Mendeley for organizing research papers, managing PDFs, and automatically generating accurate citations in APA style.
• 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻: Clarified the crucial distinction between similarity and plagiarism, detailing how to interpret Turnitin similarity reports responsibly and uphold strict research integrity.
• 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀: Covered essential metrics like CiteScore, SJR, and SNIP, equipping students with the tools to evaluate journals critically and avoid predatory publishing.
• 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆: Highlighted the importance of setting up an ORCID iD to build a permanent, professional scholarly identity and track future publications seamlessly.
What a dynamic and insightful session! We thoroughly enjoyed learning, exploring, and engaging throughout the entire workshop. A heartfelt thank you to our esteemed speakers, 𝗠𝗱. 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 and 𝗡𝗮𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮, for sharing such valuable research tools with us. We are also deeply grateful to our Director 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗦𝗠 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗵𝗮𝘃𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻, Assistant Director 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗸𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 including the people worked behind the screen for their incredible leadership and support. To all the passionate participants who joined, thank you for bringing so much energy! Here’s wishing everyone clarity, confidence, and breakthrough discoveries on their research journey! 🎓🌟
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