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OAowl hopes you find some time to relax over the holidays Term ends today, but the library will still be open over the holidays apart from 25th Dec, 26th Dec and 1st Jan. See the full library opening hours . The Research Services team online queries on weekday afternoons, 2-4pm will return in the spring term on the 26th January. The Research Services team will be away for the Xmas holidays from 24th Dec - 5th Jan. If you need help during that time (when the library is staffed) then please contact the library help team: Online Help Zone Email: library@le.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)116 252 2043 Text:+44 (0)1163 470605

This January we are running a series of 30 minute talks on key issues for Leicester researchers. There’s no need to book - just turn up!   If you are off-campus you can join in live at 11am via Adobe Connect. A recording of each session will also be made available after the event.   13th January Keeping up to date with new research A quick guide to setting up keyword, author, citation and table of contents alerts. On campus: 11am, Attenborough 208 Link to webinar: https://connect.le.ac.uk/jan13 20th January Simple ways to maximise your citation count Find out which factors drive citations, independent of your article's intrinsic quality On campus: 11am, Fielding Johnson L67 Link to webinar: https://connect.le.ac.uk/jan20 27th January Publishing Open Access from a researcher point of view We show you how to navigate the steps of publishing an article in order to make it Open Access. On campus: 11am, Library Seminar Room Link to webinar: https://conn...

Next week (1st - 5th December) the Research Services team will be popping up all over campus to answer your Open Access questions. A member of the team will be available each day 12.00-1.00pm to help you comply with University policy and upload your publications to IRIS.   Pop over to the following locations to find out more! Monday: Charles Wilson foyer Tuesday: Bennett foyer Wednesday: Engineering foyer Thursday: Café North Friday: Charles Wilson foyer   If you can't make it you can always email openaccess@le.ac.uk with your questions or watch our short video on uploading your publications.

If you missed any of our workshops, or are based off-campus, then try our online versions instead: Literature Search Plan your literature search Conduct your literature search Discover how you can use Scopus, Web of Science & Google Scholar to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts: Who is citing who? And who is citing you? [Video, 18 minutes] Keep up to date Make research information come to you   References Which reference manager is right for you? Introduction to reference management [Video, 4 minutes] RefWorks (online bibliographic software) Get started with RefWorks [PDF] RefWorks tutorials [Videos] Advanced RefWorks [PDF] EndNote (desktop bibliographic software) Get started with EndNote [PDF] EndNote tutorials [Videos] Advanced EndNote [PDF] Data Data management support for researchers Introduction to Research Data Management [Video, 8 minutes] Don't lose your research data! [Video, 34 minutes] Copyright and...

If you would like some advice on how to upload your publication to IRIS, come along to one of our drop in sessions. A member of the Research Services team will be available to answer your questions and show you how to upload your publications. Forthcoming dates: Wednesday 26th November, 2-3pm in Bennett G73 Tuesday 9th December, 10-11am in Ken Edwards 323 If you can't make it to our sessions you can follow our user guide or step-by-step video . Contact us on openaccess@le.ac.uk if you have any queries.

Well, if it's Library Research Services you need then there's plenty of ways to contact us for help: Email us librarians@le.ac.uk   Chat to us A member of the Research Services team is now available for queries online on weekday afternoons, 2-4pm. You can chat to us via the Library's Help Zone . Make a 1to1 appointment Email us to arrange a meeting. Make a Skype appointment Email us to arrange a meeting. Phone us +44 (0)116 252 2018 Talk to us via Twitter https://twitter.com/gsreadingroom  Use our online training and development resources http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/for/researchers/training-and-development

If you are a PhD student and do not have an IRIS account then just email the Research Support Office to get an IRIS account created.

If you're a distance learner or unable to make it to campus for our workshops, don't worry. Our first set of online resources are now available. These replicate the face-to-face sessions that we deliver to campus-based researchers. Currently available: Introduction to the Library Introduction to Research Data Management Introduction to Reference Management Plan your literature search Conduct your literature search Make research information come to you You can also find these videos on our YouTube and Slideshare channels. Subscribe to stay up to date with our resources. More to follow soon!

Getting help in the Graduate School Reading Room is now even easier - we've gone online! A member of the Research Services team is now available for queries online on weekday afternoons, 2-4pm. You can chat to us via the Library's Help Zone. Select the Help Zone from the Library homepage  Then select the chat icon  Just choose 'Research Services' from the drop-down menu and we'll be ready to discuss your queries. So if you're a distance learning student or are working at the other end of campus, you can still access our advice one-to-one. If you need further help we can always set up a Skype appointment. Email us to arrange an appointment. If you do happen to be in the Library you can pop in to the Librarians office from 2-4pm to speak to a member of our team.

We have lots of workshops on offer during the Autumn term: We will be delivering short Library induction s as part of the College induction days over the next two weeks. The following week we will be running some introductory sessions for reference management and research data management. We’ll also repeat the Library induction for those who may have missed it. Tuesday 28 th October Introduction to the Library, 11-11.30 Wednesday 29 th October Introduction to Reference Management, 11-11.30 Introduction to Research Data Management, 14-14.30 Thursday 30 th October Introduction to the Library, 11-11.30 Friday 31 st October Introduction to Reference Management, 11-11.30 Introduction to Research Data Management, 14-14.30 Our training sessions open to all PhD students start from the first week of November. This term we’re running sessions on the following topics: Planning your literature search Conducting your literature search Making res...

Hello and welcome to new PhD students. This blog is run by the Library Research Services Team to keep you up to date with events and resources that might help you with your research. We have lots of courses on offer over the next few months: We run 'Introduction to the Library' events as part of the College Induction Programme   In late October we are running ' Introduction to the Library ', ' Introduction to Reference Management and ' Introduction to Research Data Management ' sessions . Alongside this we run sessions through the year on topics such as literature searching , RefWorks , EndNote and making research information come to you , which can all be booked via PROSE . If you are a researcher working off-campus then check out our online resources: Library information for Researchers . Plan your literature search . Conduct your literature search . Make research information come to you . You can also follow us on Twitter , YouTube , ...

The latest set of impact factor data has been released from Thomson Reuters via Web of Science. This is the 2014 release, which uses data up to the end of 2013. Finding a Journal Impact Factor Go to Web of Science In Web of Science - Click on the link for Journal Citation Reports at the top of the screen. Click on 'Continue without signing in'. Start typing the name of the journal and choose from the list that appears: Remember - not all journals are indexed by the Journal Citation Reports, so not all journals have an impact factor. You will then get the Journal Profile, which includes the Impact Factor:  Find the highest impact journal in your area Click on Journals By Rank Click 'Select Category' and select the subject area closet to your own: Click Submit at the bottom of the screen. Scroll down to see the journals within the category, ranked by impact factor: If you are using impact factor to help you choose where to ...

Our third series of Research Elevenses took place in July and you can find links to all the recordings below. Myths and misconceptions about open access publishing Find out what you really need to know for your future publishing strategy Watch the recording   Who is citing who? And who is citing you? Discover how you can use Scopus, Web of Science & Google Scholar to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts. Watch the recording     How can we help with your systematic review? Find out how the Library Research Services Team can assist with different stages of your systematic review -from scoping searches to reference management. Watch the recording   Digital Humanities – What on earth is it? Find out about digital humanities projects that are underway at the University and new Library services that can support your research. Watch the recording   From gamma-rays to Roman remains – what can you do with your data? ...

Our final Elevenses session was a glimpse into the world of open data at Leicester. Find out how different research groups are sharing, re-using and visualising data by watching the 30 minute webinar. From gamma-rays to Roman remains - what can you do with your data? We will return with a new set of Research Elevenses in January 2015. Until then you can catch up with recordings of our previous sessions here and here .

Our fourth Elevenses session looked at the digital humanities projects that are underway at the University. Catch up by watching the 30 minute webinar. Digital Humanities - what on earth is it? Our next session is in the Ogden Lewis Seminar suite (with a cuppa and homemade cakes) or online at 11am on: 29th July From gamma rays to Roman remains - what can you do with your data? Find out how different research groups are sharing, re-using and visualising data in new ways Join the webinar Hope to see you there!

Find out how the Library Research Services team can assist with different stages of your systematic review by watching the 30 minute webinar.  How can we help with your systematic review? Our next session is in the Ogden Lewis Seminar suite (with a cuppa and homemade cakes) or online at 11am on: 22nd July Digital Humanities - what on earth is it? Find out about digital humanities projects that are underway at the University and new Library services that can support your research Join the webinar Hope to see you there!

Our second Elevenses session discussed how to use Scopus, Google Scholar & Web of Science to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts. Catch up  by watching the 30 minute webinar.  Who is citing who? And who is citing you? Our next session is in Ogden Lewis Seminar Room 1 (with a cuppa and homemade cakes) or online at 11am on: 15th July How can we help with your systematic review? Find out how the Library Research Services team can assist with different stages of your systematic review - from scoping searches to reference management. Join the webinar Hope to see you there!

Our first Elevenses session of the summer took place on Tuesday. Find out what you really need to know for your future publishing strategy, by watching the 30 minute webinar.  Myths and misconceptions about open access publishing Our next session is in Ogden Lewis Seminar suite (with a cuppa and homemade cakes) or online at 11am on: 8th July Who is citing who? And who is citing you? Discover how you can use Scopus, Google Scholar & Web of Science to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts Join  the webinar Hope to see you there!

This academic year saw the thesis forum return for three sessions. The Probation Review Eric Akobeng (Economics), Graham Aldred (Archaeology & Ancient History) and Suzi Shimwell (English) shared their experiences of passing the probation review.   Presenting the PhD Rahma Al Foori (Media & Communication), Dr Hamid Mani (Leicester Diabetes Centre), Yupei Zhao (Media & Communication) and Matthew Adamson (Maths) shared experiences of presenting at conferences and dealing with the peer review process.   Reflecting on the PhD Dr Thomas Tagoe (Cell Physiology) and Dr Barbara Cooke (English) shared their experiences of completing a PhD. If you missed the events you can watch recordings here (Leicester IT account required). You will also find the videos from our 2012/13 sessions. We are very grateful for the contributions of all our speakers this year. Their honest reflections on the process of doing the PhD have been a great benefit to current doct...

This blog post looks at how to create citation alerts for specific articles in the three main citation databases. You can see more details of how to set-up search alerts and RSS feeds in our previous blog posts: Search alerts for science and medicine databases Search alerts for arts, humanities and social science databases Setting up Author alerts or RSS feeds Web of Science Search Web of Science for the article you are interested in. If you find it, click on the article title and then click on the Create Citation Alert link on the right-hand side of the page. You will need to login to, or create, a Web of Science account to activate the alert. Scopus Search Scopus for the article you are interested in. If you find it, click on the article title and then click on the Set Citation Alert link on the right-hand side of the page. You will need to login to, or create, a Scopus account to activate the alert. You can also set-up an RSS feed by clicking on the Set Citati...

The Research Elevenses return for July with plenty of new topics. The sessions will take place over coffee and cakes in the Ogden Lewis Seminar Suite every Tuesday at 11am. There's no need to book - just turn up! If you are off-campus you can join in live via Adobe Connect. A recording of each session will be made available after the event. 1 July - Myths and misconceptions about open access publishing Find out what you really need to know for your future publishing strategy Watch the recording 8 July - Who is citing who? And who is citing you? Discover how you can use Scopus, Web of Science & Google Scholar to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts. Watch the recording 15 July - How can we help with your systematic review? Find out how the Library Research Services Team can assist with different stages of your systematic review -from scoping searches to reference management. Watch the recording   22 July - Digital Humanities – What o...

In most  literature databases you can set-up an author alert or RSS by doing an author search and then following the normal instructions for setting up a search alert or RSS feed. You can see more details of how to set-up search alerts and RSS feeds in our previous blog posts: Search alerts for science and medicine databases Search alerts for arts, humanities and social science databases Here are a couple of examples of setting up author alerts in popular databases: Web of Science Make sure you are searching the Web of Science Core Collection as below: Enter the author's name (Surname, Initial/s) and change the search field drop down box to author (as above). On the left-hand side of the results page you will see an option to Create Alert (as above). Click on this, login into, or create, a Web of Science account and then set as a search alert or RSS feed. EbscoHost (America: Life & History, Art Full Text, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EConLit, Historical...