Essential Information Skills for Research

Semester 1 2013/14

 

**02/10/13: we are pleased to announce that the online booking form should now be back to normal**

 

Here are the details of our new series of research skills training sessions for the forthcoming Semester.

We are running five courses:

  • The Library - Getting Started - 4 sessions
  • New: Catalogue Plus: Encore - new, enhanced library search - 2 sessions
  • New: Getting Started with your Research
  • Effective Dissertation Research
  • Easier Reference Management Using Refworks - 2 sessions

All sessions will take place in the Library Training Room on the Top Floor of the Keele Campus Library.  Click here to view the Campus Library Floor Plan. 

For details of training courses run by the Health Library please visit the Health Library Training Pages

Unable to attend our training sessions? 

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 The Library - Getting Started - 4 sessions

Wednesday 9th October, 12:30 – 13.30
AND
Wednesday 16th & 23rd October, 12:30 – 13.30
AND
*Tuesday* (please note the day) 5th November, 12:30 – 13.30

 

Trainer/s: 
Ruth Chell (Customer Services Manager) /
Jo-Anne Watts (Academic Services Manager)

New to Keele? (… or new to using the li-brary?) Want to get better at finding resources in the Library or online? Need to use e-journals or e-books but not sure where to begin? This short training session will help you to get to grips with using Library resources. It will cover:

  • Finding and accessing items on a reading list;
  • Using e-journals;
  • Accessing e-journals and e-books from off-campus.

You will also have the chance to ask any questions you may have about using the Library.

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Audience: Undergraduates & Taught Postgraduate students only 

Maximum number of participants: 30

 

Catalogue Plus (Encore) - 2 sessions

**Tea & coffee will be served for these two sessions**

Thursday 10th October, 12:30-13:30
AND
Thursday 17th October, 12:30-13:30


Trainer:
Michael Debenham (Library E-resources Manager) / Ian Haydock (Library Systems Manager)

Take the opportunity to discover how our new search tool, Catalogue Plus
(Encore) can help you. Whether you are returning to the University or are new to Keele, you will learn something! While taking advantage of the light refreshment on offer, you’ll find out:

  • What the advantages are of using Catalogue Plus;
  • How it differs from the Library Catalogue;
  • How to find the information you need (how to search for books and articles);
  • How it works with our other tools, such as TALIS Aspire and RefWorks to provide a more complete search experience to support learning, teaching & research.

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Audience: Open to all

Maximum number of participants: 30

 Getting Started with your Research - one session

**NEW ** 

Monday 14th October, 12:00-14:00

Trainer: Dr Rachel Gick (Liaison Librarian)

Getting the literature review for your research project underway can be daunting. Why not come to this new and varied session, which includes tips on:

  • Finding out about / reminder regarding off-campus access;
  • Key searching techniques;
  • Finding research theses;
  • Keeping up-to-date.


You’ll have the chance to try these out and ask questions.

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Audience: PGR students

Maximum number of participants: 25

 Easier Reference Management Using Refworks - 3 sessions

Friday 8th November, 12-13:30
AND
Monday 18th November, 12:00 – 13.30 
AND
Monday 2nd December, 12:00 – 13.30

Trainer: Scott McGowan (Liaison Librarian)


Want to save time when writing up your essay and creating bibliographies? RefWorks is our web-based reference management software. Use it to create bibliographies and manage and save references from your research, whatever form they come in, from books to websites to e-journals.

By the end of the course you will know how to: 

  • Create your own RefWorks database
  • Import references from various bibliographic databases
  • Create references
  • Sort, search and manage your personal database
  • Produce bibliographies in different styles
  • Share your references with other people

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Audience: Open to all

Maximum number of participants: 25

 Effective Dissertation Research - ONE session ONLY

Wednesday 27th November, 12:00 – 14.00

 

Trainer: Jo-Anne Watts (Academic Services Manager)

Dissertations can be daunting. So many things to find and read, so many references to organise and so little time. Where do you start?

This session will help you do just that, including:

  • Planning your research
  • Finding sources on your topic;
  • Performing a ‘literature search’;
  • Managing your references (using RefWorks).

You’ll also have the chance to ask questions about searching databases or accessing e-journals, so there’s no better way to get your dissertation off to a flying start

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Audience: Undergraduate students 

Maximum number of participants: 30

For further enquiries on any of these courses please contact your School/Faculty Liaison Librarian directly: click here to view their contact details