Free discovery tools and platforms

This training outlines various freely available discovery tools and platforms to locate theses and dissertations, freely available journal articles, books, images, newspapers, statistics and datasets, patents, etc.

By the end of this training, learners should:

  • Be familiar with various discovery platforms and subject repositories to locate content in open access and know their functionalities.
  • Know how to find open access versions of publications.

 

Training Outline:

 

Resources for facilitators and learners

Videos, online tutorials:

 

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