Research Elevenses round up (July 2014)

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

A glimpse into the world of open data at Leicester.

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We plan to run another set of Elevenses in January 2015 so would appreciate any feedback on the July sessions or suggestions for topics you would like covered next time. Contact Helen or Selina with your ideas. If you would like to catch up with our first two series of Research Elevenses you can watch videos from January 2014 and July 2013.

Oral history at the University of Leicester

As announced recently, we will be hosting the CILIP Local Studies conference on July 9, which will be themed around oral history and sound collections. We choose oral history thanks to the University's, and the region's, strengths in this area. East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) Based in the Centre for Urban History, East Midlands Oral History Archive is one of the largest regional collections of its kind. It was o riginally funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to establish an archive of oral history recordings for Leicestershire & Rutland. It includes the collections of the Leicester Oral History Archive, the Mantle archive from North West Leicestershire, the Community History archive of Leicester City Libraries, the Market Harborough Museum collection, and the sound archive of BBC Radio Leicester, along with smaller collections donated by local organisations or individuals. Following a major digitisation project, the Library's Special Coll...

Research Elevenses in July

Throughout July 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 via Adobe Connect. Simply click the link and choose ‘Enter as Guest’ on the day. A recording of each session will be made available after the event. 6th July Discovering the University’s unique archives 11am, Fielding Johnson, Ogden Lewis Seminar Room 3 This session will explain what archives are and give an overview of the archives held by the University of Leicester library. Participants will also be introduced to the online archive catalogue and effective ways to locate archival sources to support teaching and research. Join the webinar 13th July Publishing your own Open Access journal 11am, David Wilson Library Seminar Room, Floor 1 The Library has developed an online publishing platform (Open Journals System) that enables researchers at Leicester to set up and run their o...

You can now export multiple citations from Google Scholar

You can now export multiple citations from Google Scholar if you have a Google Account. Go to Google Scholar and sign into your Google Account. Conduct your search. Click on the Star icon (Save) under each reference you want to export. Then click on My Library in the top, right of the screen. Select all the references and click on the Export option: Click the Star/Save Icon Choose Export Option To Export into EndNote Choose the EndNote option. Open the EndNote file that is created. The references should automatically import into EndNote. To Export into RefWorks Choose the RefMan option. Save the RIS file that is created. Login to your RefWorks account. Click on the plus (+) button. Choose Import References. Add the RIS file you just saved. Set the file import option to RIS - Reference Manager. Click import and your references will be imported. --- Good Practice Tip: Always check that all the reference information you need has been...

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