As your thoughts start to turn to research over the summer vacation, why not participate in one of the Library courses specifically for Academic and Research Staff. These small-group, practical workshops allow you to refresh and develop your information skills and dissemination strategies, as well as meet colleagues from across campus.
The workshops are:
Finding Research Information
Update yourself on the range of new information sources and services available from your desktop. The session will enable you to refresh and refine your information finding skills, as well as identifying sources to help you keep up-to-date with development in your research field.
Wednesday 4th July
10-12 noon
Library Training Room 1
Feedback from previous courses includes:
“Good overview of resources available & time to practice using them”
“Presenters were friendly and helpful”
Book yourself a place here:
http://pdwww.lboro.ac.uk/eventdetails.asp?run=11153
Measuring and Improving your Research Impact with Bibliometrics
Find out how to assess the impact of your research through citation analysis, or bibliometrics. The Library provides access to a widening range of tools that can be used for this purpose. The session will demystify the topic, so that you can use these tools to your advantage, and provide an opportunity for you to practise using the tools discussed and demonstrated.
Thursday 5th July
2-4 pm
Library Training Room 1
Feedback from previous courses includes:
“Hands on sessions”
“Really useful to understand impact of research”
“[Presenters] very keen to explain in detail”
Book yourself a place here:
http://pdwww.lboro.ac.uk/eventdetails.asp?run=11149
Improving your Research Impact through Open Access
This session will provide an overview of different open access publishing routes and how researchers and the University can harness the benefits.
Wednesday 11th July
2-3.30 pm
Library Training Room 1
Feedback from previous courses includes:
“Opportunity to discuss the topic”
“Involving the participants – was good to hear what other people think of OA & use it or not”
“All great”
Book yourself a place here:
http://pdwww.lboro.ac.uk/eventdetails.asp?run=11151