Remaining research skills training this term!

The sun is shining, exams are starting, marking is overflowing, but there is still time to improve your research skills by attending one of the upcoming sessions this term.

All sessions are bookable on PROSE unless stated otherwise.

David Wilson Library - University of Leicester

Wednesday 22nd May, 10:00-11:30, ATT 212
Choosing where to publish.
This session will help you:

Gain an overview of the publishing landscape for researchers
Learn about the tools available for evaluating journals and publishers
Practice selecting journals and developing a publishing strategy.
Book via PROSE

Thursday 23rd May, 10:00-12:00

Finding Grey Literature

This session will help you:

Use Google search advanced commands effectively
Find PhD theses, conference papers, reports, and government publications as they relate to your research area.
Revise your literature search plan to include grey sources.
Book via Researcher Development website

Friday 24th May, 10:00-11:00, ATT 001

What does Open Access look like in Science, Engineering and Life Sciences?

This session will help you:

Understand the requirement to make your completed thesis open access via Leicester Research Archive
Discuss the different ways to publish in science and engineering
Learn why researchers make research data and other research outputs openly available
Discuss how open access affects scholarly resources and research outputs
Book via PROSE

How to navigate research impact, 10:30-10:50, WEBINAR

This session will help you answer the following questions:

Why is research impact becoming more important?
How is research impact achieved?
How is research impact measured?
What action should I take to accelerate my impact?
Book via the GoToWebinar website

Tuesday 28th May, 10:00-11:00, WEBINAR

Copyright (recommended for those in the post-probation stage of PhD)

This session will help you:

Recognise which copyright regulations apply to PhD theses
Learn the related necessary steps to take before submitting your thesis
Test your knowledge of copyright via interactive activities
Book via PROSE

Thursday 30th May, 10:00-12:00

Advanced EndNote

This session will help you:

Practice editing an output style
Setup an EndNote Online account and link it to your desktop library
Setup EndNote Preferences and use their related features
Discuss issues relevant to your use of EndNote
Book via the Researcher Development Website.

Monday 3rd June, 09:30-10:30, Ken Edwards Computer Lab 323

Researcher Drop-In Clinic: SciVal
SciVal is a research analytics tool to inform funding bids, future collaboration and more. This session will help you:

Review and update your Scopus profile, including your h-index
Learn the importance of ORCiD for your researcher profile
Explore the metrics in SciVal that relate to authors, outputs and institutions
Book via SciVal Events at Leicester

Communicating research with comics, 10:00-12:00, CW409

This session will help you:

Assess and discuss relevant examples of cartoons, comic strips and graphic novels
Identify appropriate uses for comic strips in an academic setting
Create a short comic strip about your research
Evaluate how you could use comic strips or cartoon to communicate your research
Book via PROSE

Wednesday 5th June, 14:00-16:00, WEBINAR

Finding images for research

This session will help you:

Recognise practical issues around searching for images
Compare different search engines, databases and archives
Practise searching for images
Gain awareness of tools for storing images
Discuss copyright issues around re-use of images in publications.

We look forward to welcoming you and hearing about your research!

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

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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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