This is an introductory session to Business Source Premier, an engineering database. In the session we'll demonstrate various search tips which are useful in Business Source Premier and can also be applied across other databases on the ProQuest platform. Booking link
The aim of Open Access scholarly communication is to increase access to research outputs, making them freely available to a wider audience. Come along to this session to find out about the personal and community benefits of publishing your work Open Access, how to achieve Open Access through the 'green' or 'gold' routes, how you … Continue reading Open Access Publishing
Choosing where to publish can be a challenge and there are many factors that you may need to consider when choosing a publisher or a journal. This session will help you to navigate your choices, considering factors such as your aims, the scope of the publication, reaching your audience, the publication’s review process, journal metrics … Continue reading Choosing where to publish
Social media has a key role to play in raising your academic profile, but how can we utilise it? This session builds on the bitesize session and gives time to create accounts for and explore social media tools. No experience or knowledge of these tools is assumed. Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-your-profile-social-media-practical-tickets-43090257119
Shut up and write! sessions are open to Doctoral Researchers and Research-Active staff and provide a dedicated time and space for writing, be it a funding application, project plan, book chapter, or article. Information and booking 20 October 2017 Information and booking 17 November 2017 Information and booking 15 December 2017 Information and booking 12 … Continue reading Shut Up and Write! – City
This is an introductory session, in which we present a brief demonstration of the major features of Refworks. Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-started-with-refworks-bite-size-tickets-43090434650
Shut up and write! sessions are open to Doctoral Researchers and Research-Active staff and provide a dedicated time and space for writing, be it a funding application, project plan, book chapter, or article. Information and booking 30 October 2017 Information and booking 27 November 2017 Information and booking 22 January 2018 Information and booking 19 … Continue reading Shut Up and Write! – Collegiate
This is a brief introductory session on the importance and benefits of managing your research data. It will cover - • RDM and the wider Open Access agenda • Data management planning • Benefits • Support for the research life-cycle o BEFORE - Planning Data o DURING - Managing Data o AFTER- Preserving / Sharing Data Booking link
The aim of Open Access scholarly communication is to increase access to research outputs, making them freely available to a wider audience. Come along to this session to find out about the personal and community benefits of publishing your work Open Access, how to achieve Open Access through the 'green' or 'gold' routes, how you … Continue reading Open Access Publishing (Bitesize)
This is an introductory session aimed at those starting out in research, or returning to research. It is useful for people conducting an extensive search, for example as part of a literature review. It is about planning for a search - it does not cover specific subjects or databases. The session covers • Planning for … Continue reading Finding Sources (Bitesize)