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Upcoming Training We're still offering training via webinars aimed at staff and PGRs. Here's the training sessions we have available for the rest of May and start of June: Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews in the Life Sciences Figshare for Research Data Sharing Choosing where to publish RefWorks Advanced EndNote (for those already using EndNote) EndNote (for those new to EndNote) Literature Search Refresher If there are training sessions you would like us to provide over the summer then let us know via librarians@le.ac.uk    Library Research Support Accessing Resources The David Wilson Library is still closed until further notice. Our e-resources continue as normal. For an overview of the online collections and resources we have, please see the  My Subject pages  and  Journals A to Z . For now, please continue to place document supply requests, book orders or digitisation requests. We will try to provide digital copies ...

Are you a new Postgraduate Research Student? Come along and find out about the tools and services the library provides to support your research. Including information resources, reference management software and research data management. 11th January 2019 09:30 am - 10:30 am Key Learning Outcomes •How to use the library search to find articles and books. •Discover the specialist academic databases available in your research area. •How to request items for your research •Look at the reference management tools the University provides (EndNote & RefWorks). •Learn about the fundamentals practices of good research data management. Attenborough Tower Second Floor TR 205 Book your place via PROSE -- If you can't make it to that session or are based off-campus then contact us via librarians@le.ac.uk to book a 1to1 appointment. We can see you in person or via a webinar. We also offer 1to1 inductions for new research staff. Just contact us as above.

Library Research Services are running several training sessions for staff and PGRs in May: PGR Training The following sessions are all available to book via PROSE Planning your literature search Conducting your literature search Introduction to EndNote Introduction to RefWorks Tools for note taking Finding grey literature (online/webinar) Copyright and your thesis (online/webinar) Advanced Endnote What you need to know about Open Access publishing Finding images for research Staff & PGR Training Click the links to book via Researcher Development: Advanced literature searching Mapping data with google fusion tables Introduction to Research Data Management Communicating your research with comics We are also happy to provide 1to1 training and support in person, via webinar, via email or via telephone. Or bespoke group training sessions. Just contact us via librarians@le.ac.uk 

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...

Doctoral College Reading Room 1st floor, David Wilson Library As usual the Library is providing a raft of training and workshops during Autumn term, as part of the Researcher Development program: Planning your literature search Conducting your literature search Introduction to EndNote Introduction to RefWorks Advanced literature searching Visualising your data Search strategies for systematic reviews Tools for note taking Finding grey literature Planning lit search (online) Conducting lit search (online) Research Data Management Copyright and your thesis Advanced Endnote Click on the link to book your place. Those without links can be booked via  PROSE . If you cannot make a training session you are interested in then book a 1to1 appointment (in person or online) by emailing librarians@le.ac.uk   We also have online training resources for literature searching , EndNote and RefWorks . New PhD Students: Introduction to the Library, referenc...

EndNote X8 is being made available on staff and student computers for the 2017/18 academic year. For staff computers it will be made available to install through the Program Installer. For student computers it will automatically be made available via the Start - All Programs menu. Remember - the University of Leicester license only allows EndNote X8 to be installed on University owned computers (including University laptops). If you would like to access your references at home then you can sync your EndNote desktop library with EndNote online. What's new in EndNote X8? If you're an existing EndNote user then check out the 5min video on what's new: New to using EndNote? Then check out the 5min video on EndNote's main features You can also find lots more training videos on specific features on the EndNote YouTube Channel .

RefWorks allows you to manage all the references you have used in your assignments or research. New RefWorks Users   Create and organise a library of references that you can access via the web Store and annotate the PDFs of articles Import references from bibliographic databases and other information sources Cite while you write using add-in Word/Google Docs features Automatically create bibliographies If you have never used RefWorks then see our  Getting Started Online Tutorial Existing RefWorks Users Why should you upgrade to new RefWorks? New RefWorks has lots of extra features: Store, view and annotate PDFs Tag your references Quick Cite function Save to RefWorks browser button Word 2016 citation toolbar (Add-In) Google Docs citation toolbar (Add-In) When should you upgrade to new RefWorks? We had previously advised people to upgrade by September 2017 - this advice has now changed: New RefWorks and legacy RefWorks will now both be availa...

Not sure what reference management or bibliographic software is? Watch our short introduction: At the University of Leicester we provide access and support for two software packages: EndNote RefWorks Both packages allow you to collect and store references, have a Word toolbar to insert citations and bibliographies and to store and annotate PDFs. Why might you prefer EndNote? It is very popular in certain subjects and you might find that your colleagues/supervisors are using it. If you wish to use the Law referencing style OSCOLA then you will need to use EndNote. If you are using a footnote style that requires short titles - EndNote can be customised better for this than RefWorks, and has a wider range of reference types. Be aware - the University license only covers the use of the EndNote desktop software on university owned computers. You can sync your desktop version with an online account to use at home, but the online account has less features than the desktop...

We are offering lots of training workshops fro PGRs during the Autumn term, including: Introduction to the library (for those who haven't attended a library induction): 12 October, 10am - 11:30am. Library Seminar Rooms. 1st floor.   20 October, 10am - 11:30am. Library Seminar Rooms. 1st floor.  Introduction to  Research Data Management Introduction to Reference Management Planning your literature search Conducting your literature search EndNote RefWorks Making research information come to you PubMed vs Medline  Finding grey literature Tools for note taking Who is citing who? Copyright & your thesis Advanced Endnote Advanced RefWorks   These can be booked via PROSE .  If you are unable to attend our face-to-face workshops then we also have online tutorials:   Literature Search Plan your literature search Conduct your literature search Discover how you can use Scopus, Web of Science...

How to export results from the Library Search into RefWorks or EndNote Select the items you wish to export by clicking on the star next to the title.  Click 'My Favourites' at the top of the screen.  Tick the boxes next to the items you wish to export and click on the drop-down menu titled 'Select how to save'.  Choose 'Push to RefWorks or 'Push to Export RIS' (for EndNote) and click Go. The items will then be imported into RefWorks or EndNote. Good Practice Tip: We recommend you check the references and edit them to ensure the correct information is in the correct fields.

If you are off-campus or can't make it to our training workshops then have a look at our online training resources:   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] How can we help with your systematic review? [Video, 21 minutes] Reading list of systematic review resources Critical Appraisal - a reading list of critical appraisal resources 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] ...

Dr William Farrell, Dr Ian Rowlands & Selina Lock Welcome to all our new PhD students and welcome to a new academic year for our existing students. Inductions & Introductions to... The Library Research Services Team will be on hand at the following events for a chat and to answer questions: College Induction Events Friday 9 th Oct - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science Wednesday 14 th Oct – College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology Wednesday 21 st Oct – College of Science and Engineering Introduction to... We are also running our own Introduction to... events : Wed 28 th Oct – 11am – Introduction to the Library Wed 28 th Oct -  2pm  – Introduction to Research Data Management Thurs 29 th Oct – 11am – Introduction to Reference Management Thurs 29 th Oct - 2pm – Introduction to the Library Fri 30 th Oct – 11am  – Introduction to Reference Management Fri 30 th Oct  - 2pm  – Introd...