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Each of the libraries has a team of Information Advisers
(IAs) and Assistant Information Advisers (AIAs), who can support your library
and information needs. See www.brighton.ac.uk/is/ia for
more information.
We offer the following information skills workshops:
For dates and workshop bookings, click here.
Getting
to Grips with the Online Library
This workshop provides an overview of the electronic resources available
via the Online Library, including e-books, e-journals and audio-visual
material, and suggests ways in which these could be incorporated into teaching.
Would
benefit: staff who would like to be more familiar with the
resources available through the Online Library.
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Just
Journals
This session explores how to find and browse print and
e-journals, use databases to locate articles on a specific subject, make your
search more effective by using advanced techniques and take advantage of new
features such as setting up alerts and exporting citations.
Would
benefit: all staff who use journals from the university libraries.
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Getting
more out of Google
This workshop explores Google and Google Scholar in more
detail. Learn techniques to make Google searching more successful, discover
useful Google sites, and understand the strengths of Google Scholar, relative
to UoB resources.
Would
benefit: all staff, especially those engaged in research.
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Keeping
up to date with research
This workshop looks at using the online library databases and other emerging
online tools to keep up to date with research and explore their advanced
features. In it you will find out more about cited reference search.
Would
benefit: all staff engaged in research.
Prerequisites:
Just Journals
workshop, or an understanding of online resources/databases
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Journal
ranking and impact factors
This workshop will demonstrate several online tools which
can help identify journal ranking and impact factors which measure the average
number of citations a journal has received over a period of time. It will also
look at related issues, such as institutional repositories and Open Access.
Would benefit: all
staff engaged in research; research support staff.
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Who
is citing you?
This workshop will demonstrate several online tools, including
Google Scholar and Web of Science, which can help you discover where and how
often your work is being cited. It will
also cover the h-index, one way of
measuring the impact of an individual's work.
Would
benefit: all staff, especially those engaged in research.
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Managing
your references using EndNote - Getting started
Learn how to use EndNote to compile and organise your
references. Import references from library catalogues and databases and find
out how to create bibliographies in a document or paper.
Would
benefit: staff who need to incorporate references into long
documents, theses etc.
For more information about using EndNote, including documentation, videos and FAQs, click here.
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Aspire...to an easier way of managing your
reading lists
Aspire is an
easy-to-use online tool designed to streamline student accesss to materials on
their reading list using StudentCentral. This is a hands-on workshop and there
will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions regarding using Aspire.
Would
benefit: staff who need to manage reading lists and assist
student with reading lists
For more information about using Aspire, including documentation, videos and FAQs, click here.
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