Writing Guides

• Illinois Institute of Technology’s CARS Model Library Guide
• CARS Model Chapter

The CARS model, in a nutshell:

1. Establish a research territory (context, why does it matter?, what are the key concerns in field?)
2. Establish a niche (what is the gap? Something is either wrong, missing, or unclear)
3. Occupy that niche.

Research and AI Tools

• Zotero
• Research Rabbit
• Scite
• Elicit

Additional Comments

• A figure should come with a ~100 words description (Mustafa Culha)
• The usage of “I” is always very problematic (Andrew Goss)
• If a sentence needs to be read twice to be understood, it needs to be re-written (Nicole Meyer)