Slide deck: How to conduct an effective literature search and keep up with new publications

How can one keep track of all the scientific literature that is being published? The volume of research output has exploded, so a researcher may find it difficult to remain updated and ensure that his/her research does not turn out to be a duplication of someone’s previous work. To keep abreast of new publications and search for previous publications, you should have a good search strategy. This SlideShare provides quick and useful tips to become competent in knowing how to look through citations, formulate keywords, use reference managers, identify relevant journals, and follow alerts.