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Stage 1 · Hands-on tool directory
Literature Discovery & Database Search Guides
Learn one source at a time. Each guide explains how to access it, which search features support an SLR, and how to run a practical search and record the results.
Need a prompt for your current step? Open the Stage 1 Prompt Toolkit for copyable prompts organized by all seven DISCOVER steps.
How to use this directory: choose sources justified by your topic and protocol. Search each database separately, verify article records, save the exact query and search date in the Search Log, then export the references to Zotero. Only a verified seed article or concise topic insight belongs in Topic & Scope.
Database, platform and reference-management guides
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Explore Scopus-indexed literature with referenced AI summaries and concept maps.
Scopus AI
Open Scopus AI guide →04
Search a multidisciplinary citation index using fields and Boolean operators.
Web of Science Core Collection
Open Web of Science Core Collection guide →05
Search engineering, computing, electrical and electronics literature.
IEEE Xplore
Open IEEE Xplore guide →06
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Search Springer Nature journals, books, chapters and related content.
Springer Nature Link
Open Springer Nature Link guide →08
Use external citation sources for supplementary discovery.
Publish or Perish
Open Publish or Perish guide →09
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