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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...

This January we are running a series of 30 minute talks on key issues for Leicester researchers. The talks take place over coffee and cakes in the Library Seminar Room (First Floor, David Wilson Library) every Tuesday at 11am. 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.   7 January - Are you up to date with EndNote? Making the most of EndNote X7 and its new features. Watch the recording 14 January - Are you up to date with RefWorks? Making the most of RefWorks and Write 'N' Cite 4. Watch the recording 21 January - What can Library Research Services do for you? Find out how we can help you use information tools, manage your research and maximise your impact. Watch the recording 28 January - Journal Impact Factors: use and misuse What are they, how do you find them and should you use them? Watch the recording Please contact ...

Our first series of research Elevenses took place in July and you can find links to all the recordings below. We plan to run another set of Elevenses in January 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.   Publishing the RCUK way Advice on applying to the Open Access Fund and other options. Watch the recording Managing your research output Making your publications available through the Leicester Research Archive . Watch the recording Don't lose your research data! Thinking about managing and securing your valuable research . Watch the recording Don't lose credit for your research! How to actively manage your researcher identities from the major citation services. Watch the recording Demonstrating your impact with the h-index Finding your h-index and understanding what it means. Watch the recording + short video: “W...

Our final Elevenses session focused on finding your h-index and what it means. You can watch the 30 minute webinar (including questions) here: Demonstrating your impact with the h-index Thanks to everyone who has supported our first Elevenses sessions. We hope to run these again in the new academic year. If you have any feedback, or suggestions for topics you'd like to hear more about, please get in touch .

This July we are running a series of 30 minute talks on key issues for Leicester researchers. The talks will take place in the Library Seminar Room (First Floor, David Wilson Library) every Wednesday at 11am . 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. Elevenses sessions:  3rd July    Publishing the RCUK way Advice on applying to the Open Access fund and other options Webinar link 10th July    Managing your research output Making your publications available through the Leicester Research Archive Webinar link 17th July    Don’t lose your research data! Thinking about managing and securing your valuable research Webinar link 24th July    Don’t lose credit for your research! How to actively manage your researcher identities from the major citation services Webinar link 31st July    Demonstrating your impact with the h...

For those of you who are approaching the end of your studies or have recently finished, there are plenty of resources out there to help with the transition. Dr Katherine L Wheat, a postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University writes the Life After Thesis blog. Take a look at her post on the Top 10 Post-PhD Resources . Her suggestions cover all elements of post-PhD life including how to prepare for an academic career, dealing with uncertainty and finding a strong support network. The new twitter chat for early career researchers - #ECRchat - is intended for the discussion of post-PhD career issues. The next chat takes place on Thursday 6th September, so join in! PhD2Published features on our blog roll and is a great resource for early career academics seeking to publish their first book. The site also offers tips and advice on: Pitching to publishers Designing a publishing strategy Presenting at conferences Writing articles and books Writing grant proposals Using soci...