UIN Malang Medical School held a training Online Research Skills, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at the CBT Laboratory of Rumah Singgah, 3rd Floor, Campus II, UIN Malang. This training was attended by medical students and lecturers. This training is relevant to students' needs in utilizing Online Resources as a source of learning and research.
In the academic world, it is always inseparable from something called research. To find and find out the sources of information that we will use for research, we can usually use anything on the internet with the help of Google or search engine However, not all of the information obtained can be categorized as scientific, and the search process can be time-consuming and requires a high level of competence in the required research field. Consequently, the search results are not optimal. This will certainly affect the quality of the references and the richness of the research sources. "Therefore, we need other tools that can assist in searching for journals or other research results using other media," said Faizuddin Harliansyah, MIM. These media include Proquest Database, Springer Journals, Emerald Journals, SAGE Journals, and which has been subscribed to by campus and Free access. With the help of these media, abundant, affordable, easily accessible, and high-quality scientific information can be obtained.
In addition, Mr. Faiz also explained how to manage references, articles, and journals using Zotero. Zotero is one of the... software which helps student researchers and lecturers manage their research references or reference materials. Zotero is included in rreference management software which is free, especially the desktop version. For the web version, Zotero provides free storage space at certain times. It also explains how to install Zotero, the installation steps are detailed. offline (computer not connected to the internet), install zotero plugin on word processor in a way on line, build Zotero Library, adding browsers via web browser, creating subject groups in Zotero Library, inserting citations (insert citation), inserting page information in citations, inserting bibliographies, changing citation style, installing citation style. With software It is hoped that someone will manage and develop Zotero. Online references that has been obtained, and is able to create a personal digital library.