Tired of hitting paywalls when doing research? This complete guide shows you how to conduct thorough literature reviews using FREE tools and resources! In this video, I'll walk you through the complete 6-step research process and share the best free tools for each stage of your literature review journey. ✅Wide Area Literature Review Tools: Semantic Scholar - https://www.semanticscholar.org/ Research Rabbit - https://www.researchrabbit.ai/ Consensus - https://consensus.app/ Google Scholar (Traditional Method) ✅Narrowed Topic Literature Review: Consensus - https://consensus.app/ Asta (Allen AI) - https://asta.allen.ai/ Google Scholar (Traditional Method) ✅Open Access Research Papers: INFLIBNET Shodhganga - https://ess.inflibnet.ac.in/index.php National Digital Library - https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/ arXiv (Physics, Math, CS) - https://arxiv.org/ bioRxiv (Biology) - https://www.biorxiv.org/ BASE Search - https://www.base-search.net/ MIT DSpace - https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/... Harvard DASH - https://library.harvard.edu/services-... PubMed Central - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ EconStor - https://www.econstor.eu/ HAL Archives - https://hal.science/ 🎯 THE 6-STEP RESEARCH PROCESS Step 1: Decide on General Research Topic Step 2: Conduct Initial Literature Review Step 3: Narrow the Topic to Specific Area Step 4: Conduct Focused Literature Review Step 5: Identify the Research Gap Step 6: Form Your Hypothesis Quick Flow: General Topic → Broad Review → Narrow Focus → Targeted Review → Find Gap → Hypothesis 💡 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: How to break free from expensive journal paywalls Step-by-step research methodology Best free tools for each research phase How to identify research gaps Creating testable hypotheses Pro tips for efficient literature reviews Video Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - Wide Literature Review Traditional Method 01:02 - AI Tools for Wide Literature Review 02:59 - Narrow Literature Review Traditional Method 03:29 - AI Tools for Narrow Literature Review 04:22 - Few Tools Will Not Work for Narrow Reviews 05:37 - How to Access Free Research Papers 07:50 - Steps to Follow for Perfect Research 🔗 USEFUL LINKS: Research Rabbit: • Research Rabbit Explained | The Smartest W... Semantic Scholar: • Semantic Scholar vs AI2 Paper Finder | Bes... Asta (Allen AI) Ai2: • Semantic Scholar vs AI2 Paper Finder | Bes... Reference Management Zotero: • How I Use Zotero to Save Hours in My Resea... 📢 ENGAGEMENT: 👍 LIKE this video if it helped you access research papers for free! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more research tips and academic hacks 💬 COMMENT below: Which tool worked best for you? 🔄 SHARE with fellow researchers and students #googlescholar #download #free #freetool #ai #research #madeeasy #pdf #arxiv #phd #womenintech #programming #commonmistakes #help #aitools #education #students #researchpaper #researchrabbit #scholar #savetime #money #nopayment #herailab #literaturereview #college ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only. While these tools provide access to legitimate open-access research, always verify the credibility of sources and follow your institution's research guidelines. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vijivenugopal ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8004-7583 Instagram: / herai_lab Github: https://github.com/LEARNNGGIRL009