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When looking for health and medicine research it is very easy to stick to the well known databases. However, they don't always cover research from all countries, so if you want search in a more diverse range of databases here are some others you could try: Global Index Medicus "The Global Index Medicus (GIM) provides worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries. The main objective is to increase the visibility and usability of this important set of resources. The material is collated and aggregated by WHO Regional Office Libraries on a central search platform allowing retrieval of bibliographical and full text information." African Journals Online "African Journals OnLine (AJOL) is an online service to provide access to African-published research, and increase worldwide knowledge of indigenous scholarship." SciELO Citation Index "Provides scholarly literature in sciences, social sciences, and...

As part of the University of Leicester Library subscriptions we subscribe to Digimap, an online map and data delivery service. We now have two more collections available via Digimap: Marine Digimap Marine Digimap offers two types of data. Firstly, raster nautical charts are derived from UK Hydrographic Office paper charts and chart panels. This chart dataset comes in two versions: Raster Charts and Raster Charts XL, which excludes land-based features so you can add your own. Secondly, Marine Themes vector data covers all UK waters and is a feature rich dataset derived from authoritative material obtained from the UK Hydrographic Offices, as well as comprehensive source data where available. Marine Themes Vector is engineered into logical data layers for easy loading and efficient use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Data attributes have been designed with analysis and querying in mind. All data is licensed by OceanWise. Marine data is extensively used in off...

Over the last few months we've gained access to a number of new resources that might be useful to researchers, so here's a round-up for you: BenchSci Built by a team of scientists, BenchSci was developed with one thing in mind: to quickly and easily identify published data that support the use of antibodies . For more information about BenchSci:  https://blog.benchsci.com/7-features-to-find-antibodies Learn how to use BenchSci with this short video:  https://youtu.be/EFaDwTtqlv4 Campbell Collaboration Online Library The Campbell Collaboration Online Library (Campbell Library) contains the full text of published systematic reviews and protocols in  Crime and Justice  Disability  Education  International Development   Knowledge Translation and Implementation   Nutrition  Social Welfare  There is also a series of research methods papers. CINAHL CINAHL indexes more than 5000 journals in nursing, m...

30 minute updates on key information issues for Leicester researchers Library Research Services are running a series of 30 minute talks on key issues for Leicester researchers. There’s no need to book - just turn up! Refreshments provided too! If you are off-campus you can join in the webinar. A recording of each session will be made available after the event. Satisfying Your Funder’s Open Access Requirements Wednesday 24 th  January 11am, Consultation Room, Doctoral College Reading Room, 1 st  Floor, David Wilson Library Grant Denkinson If you have research funding from a funding council, charity or elsewhere they may require you make your publications Open Access in particular ways. You might have to do extra things as well as meeting the HEFCE / REF and university policy which applies to all research staff. It is usually relatively simple to comply and not doing so may jeopardise your funding. Open Access and Research Data Advisor Grant Denkin...

The next Elevenses will be on Using Metrics Responsibly. It will be of interest to anyone involved in research evaluation and impact. Or those who would like the policy talk around 'metrics' de-mystified. Do join us on Wednesday in the room, or via the webinar.  Link to webinar :  https://connect.le.ac.uk/metrics/ A recording of this talk will be made available on the  Graduate School Reading Room blog  on Friday 27th. 

A new term begins and so does a new series of Research Elevenses. These are 30 minute updates on key issues for Leicester researchers. Come along in person or join the webinar. The second in the series is: Andrew Dunn, Librarian for the Social Sciences will be presenting.  Details Wednesday 18th January, 11am in Attenborough 210 Link to webinar: https://connect.le.ac.uk/media/   To join the webinar, just click enter as a guest. A recording will be available after the session. Missed last week's talk on "What can Library Research Services do for you?" Watch the recording:  https://connect.le.ac.uk/p5ntjj3z1b4/

A new term begins and so does a new series of Research Elevenses. These are 30 minute updates on key issues for Leicester researchers. Come along in person or join the webinar. The first in the series is: Selina Lock, Research Information Advisor for Science, Engineering and Medicine will be presenting.  Details Wednesday 11 January, 11am in Attenborough 210 Watch the recording:  https://connect.le.ac.uk/p5ntjj3z1b4/ To join the webinar, just click enter as a guest. A recording of this talk will be made available on this blog on Friday 13. 

This week I've been finalising the next Research Elevenses series for January 2017.  Elevenses is our seminar series that provides briefings for researchers on the issues that matter. These can about new tools for research, policy updates, or methods of discovering information.  We will reveal the January program next week. Before we do, I thought I would take a look at the 'greatest hits'.  We record and republish the talks to share them widely. The viewing stats reveal that the following are the Top 5 most viewed recordings.  Click on the links below to watch the videos.  1. Unlocking the REF: Text mining to show your impact https://connect.le.ac.uk/p79lknoeq43/ 2. How can we help with your systematic review? https://connect.le.ac.uk/p4myej25euo/ 3. Demonstrating your impact   with the h-index https://connect.le.ac.uk/p51ud1gxajs/ 4. Making an (online) exhibition of yourself with Omeka.net https://connect...

One of the best ways to find out about new research in your field is to attend a regular research seminar. Speakers present new work before it is published, and allow the audience to ask questions and discuss their findings. Seminars are also a great way to meet new people from inside and outside the university.  There are many regular seminars at Leicester that PhD students can attend. You may already know about the one run by your department, but it is worth having a look at others, especially given the strong push for interdisciplinary research. Venturing outside your usual field can stimulate new ideas for your own research project.  Below is a list of active seminars for 2016/17. If anyone would like to be included in this list, email me (wjbf1@le.ac.uk) and I will update.   Archaeology Full program Time: Wednesdays, meet in School Foyer at 16:30.  Cardiovascular Sciences ...

The last Elevenses of July will be on Research Data Management, presented by Laurian Williamson, our Open Access and Research Data Manager. Please join us on Wednesday for a 30 minute briefing on this important issue for researchers.  Research Data Management: looking after and managing your research data   11am, Bennett Lower Ground 5 Managing the data you produce during your research activity is becoming increasingly important, for your own personal use, in order to meet funders’ data management requirements, and journals are increasingly requiring submission of data underpinning peer-reviewed publications. Whatever your area of research is, you will be dealing with data in one form or another and this session will explore how to organize and describe your data, data storage and security, and sharing and publishing your data. Join the webinar Please contact  Selina Lock  if you have any questions.

The recording of our Elevenses talk on Finding Datasets for Research is now available . William Farrell  provides advice on finding data, and also looks at the specialist resources the Library provides access to.  Our guide to sources of data and statistics is  here .  If you would like help finding datasets, please email us at: librarians@le.ac.uk The next Elevenses  is  Join the webinar

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!     Next week: 20th July - Finding datasets for research 11am, Fielding Johnson, Ogden Lewis Seminar Room 3 One of the most common enquiries from researchers is “Where can I find data on my topic?”  This session provides advice on how to find datasets for your research. We will cover a range of subject areas, and also look at the specialist resources to which the Library provides access. Join the webinar 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. Recordings of the last two Elevenses are now available: Discovering the University's Unique Archives Publishing your own Open Access Journal

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...

Open Access means that your research publications are freely available to be read and re-used by anyone with an internet connection. Going Open Access raises your research visibility and impact: more downloads, social media mentions, and citations. It means researchers anywhere can read your work and practitioners can apply your findings - and most publishers permit it in some form. Hear from University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle on Open Access at the University of Leicester: Hear from researchers at the University of Leicester on Open Access: If you are a University of Leicester researcher and have any questions about Open Access publishing then please email openaccess@le.ac.uk If you are a PGR student there are still places on our workshop "Raising your profile through open access" on  23rd May, which can be booked via PROSE Also see our previous blog post on Open Access for Staff & PGRs

The Library research Services Team will once again be providing lots of workshops and events in the Spring term: For New PhD Students Fri 15th Jan, 10am  – Introduction to Reference Management Fri 15th Jan   - 10.30am  – Introduction to Research Data Management Fri 15th Jan – 11.30am  – Introduction to the Library To book on to the Introduction to... sessions please go to PROSE Once you have logged in to PROSE, search by key term ‘Introduction’. For All PhD students All of the workshops below are now available to book via PROSE. Planning your literature search Conducting your literature search Making research information come to you EndNote RefWorks Finding grey literature Who is citing who? Copyright & your thesis Beginners Prezi PubMed vs Medline Raising your publication profile through open access Publishing in a peer-review journal Communicating your research as a comic strip Enhancing your digital profile Search strategies...