Research Support

The research tool can save time and add depth to qualitative work

KNIMBUS eLibrary (Off-Campus Access to e-Resources)

Knimbus eLibray provides one-point search and access to all the subscribed and selected open access e-resources (e-journals, e-books, e-databases,etc.) with remote access (off-campus) facility. This will also facilitate federated searching of e-resources across the various publishers.

For Access Click Here – https://library.iiti.ac.in/?page_id=172

TURNITIN

It is a plagiarism/similarity detection software that scans student work for matched text by comparing the work to a large database of scholarly publications, and materials on the internet.

NOTE – Students are required to request for their “student account” in Turnitin to the library at “library.turnitin@iiti.ac.in”. Alternatively, they may also send their papers for similarity check to the e-mail “library.turnitin@iiti.ac.in”.

For Access Click Here – https://library.iiti.ac.in/?page_id=142

GRAMMARLY  

It supports the student in proofreading and grammar learning in the context of their writing. It reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and suggests replacements for the identified errors.

For Access, Click Here – https://library.iiti.ac.in/?page_id=140

REFERENCE MANAGER

ZOTERO – It is free software that stores a database of bibliographic records and produces bibliographic citations for those records, needed in scholarly research.

For Access Click Here – https://www.zotero.org/

MENDELEY – It is a free reference management tool and academic social network that allows you to manage your references.  It also helps you discover new trends and statistics in your research area and to connect and collaborate with other researchers.

For Access Click Here – https://www.mendeley.com/reference-manager/

ORICID – Unique Identification ID for Researchers

  • ORCID ID gives the researcher a unique number that maintains all your key information in one place.
  • It is a lifelong digital identifier and can always be accessed, even if the author gets out of the field later on.
  • This helps the work of researcher get discovered and spread within the research community.
  • It can be applied to your research outputs to identify, validate and confirm your authorship.

Register your ORICID now with the link– https://orcid.org/register

RESEARCH WRITING TOOL (QuillBot)

It is a tool used while writing essays and articles to enhance the writing quality.

For Access Click Here – https://quillbot.com/

RESEARCH ASSISTANCE e-RESOURCES 

Document Delivery Service – Service that delivers documents to users upon request.

For Access Click Here – https://library.iiti.ac.in/?page_id=2988

Shodhganga – A Reservoir of Indian Electronic Theses & Dissertations.

For  Access  Click  Here- https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/

e-Resources – IIT Indore subscribed resources.

For Access Click Here – https://library.iiti.ac.in/A2Z/

CITATION and REFERENCE STYLE GUIDES

There are a number of different reference and citation styles available. Styles are basically well-established practices and conventions. Depending on the discipline in which one is working and also the widely used style in the respective discipline, one can decide to select and use a particular style.

Links to more specific resources have been provided to help you learn more about the reference styles: