Summary and Schedule
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.
Acknowledgement of Support This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant RE-252335-OLS-22).
The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this lesson do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
JLB acknowledges support from the Astrophysics Data System (ADS), which is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under NASA Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC25M7105. ADS is expanding to become the Science Explorer (SciX), which is operated by SAO under NASA Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC21M0056.
| Setup Instructions | Download files required for the lesson | |
| Duration: 00h 00m | 1. Intro to SciX and FAIR principles |
What is Open Science? What is FAIR? What do open science and FAIR mean to me? ::: |
| Duration: 00h 20m | 2. Basic Searches in SciX |
How do you find an article by a specific author? How do you find articles about a specific topic? What other types of resources can you discover besides articles? ::: |
| Duration: 00h 45m | 3. Literature Exploration in SciX |
What papers are useful to researchers working on (example
topic)? How could I narrow (example topic) appropriately? What are the top collaborations in (example topic)? ::: |
| Duration: 01h 25m | 4. SciX and ORCiD |
How do I ensure that all my papers are attached to my ORCiD? ::: |
| Duration: 01h 45m | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.
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/