Summary and Setup
The module begins by describing how the Science Explorer (SciX) fits as part of the open science ecosystem and establishing how it supports the FAIR principles: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. You will be introduced to search features through examples highlighting the strengths of SciX for discipline-specific and interdisciplinary queries. You will also learn how to use SciX’s suite of second order operators to explore research trends and reviews, along with methods of finding similar papers and papers others studying the same topic have found useful. Lastly, you will learn how authors can claim papers within SciX with their ORCiD. If you do not have an ORCiD, you are encouraged to apply in advance.
You will evaluate whether you have accomplished each learning objective through “check your understanding” questions and through successfully completing related tasks.
Prerequisites
You should have the following skills/knowledge before starting this lesson:
- Comfortable with keyboard and mouse, general computer usage
- General internet/website usage
- Comfortable with basic internet search techniques
- General knowledge of scientific literature
- Basic knowledge of astronomy, earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and/or physics
If you do not have an ORCiD, you should consider obtaining one before beginning SciX and ORCiD. However, doing so is optional.
No special setup is needed for this lesson; just ensure you have a computer with internet access to visit the SciX website.
To test your connection, you may try going to scixplorer.org/