The Medical Library Team's dedicated systematic reviews online guide, and information about the Medical Library Team's systematic review training.
Try these apps for mind-mapping - SimpleMind, MindMeister, Coggle, or MindNode (iOS only).
Access the University of Cambridge's extensive collection of online resources and databases.
Get more information about the LeanLibrary and LibKey Nomad plugins.
Keep up to date with new research by using JournalTOCs, adding journals to your bookshelf on BrowZine, or setting up alerts through Google or Google Scholar.
Dive into our online literature searching Moodle course.
Visit the excellent Wolfson College Academic Skills guide with their section all about critical evaluation as well as effective reading and note-taking techniques.
Consider using Cornell Notes to structure your critical reading and active engagement with your research.
More information about PROMPT can be found through the Open University.
Some recommended books for academic and scientific writing include:
Are you getting ready to write your first year report? The University's Researcher Development team has training to help you.
Use our interactive tool to start working through your literature searching plan, and email yourself a copy at the end of the activity!
We have a YouTube playlist looking at the processes underpinning the literature searching process, starting with defining your research question, going through Boolean searching and searching effectively with Google, before finishing with critically evaluating and citing your sources.
Need to talk to someone about your research?
Email the Biological Sciences Libraries Team to set up a time that fits your needs: sbslibraries@lib.cam.ac.uk