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The library now has access to three new resources to support your research. If you have any questions about using these databases  please email: librarians@le.ac.uk  Ancestry   Ancestry.co.uk  hosts the UK's largest online collection of family history records with more than 1 billion searchable records including: England, Wales and Scotland Censuses; UK birth, marriage and death records; military, immigration and parish records. Ancestry can be used for research on  local  and social  history; demography and population; family, kin and genetics. Note: access is on-campus only. Migration to New Worlds Migration to New Worlds contains primary source material on 350 years of migration  from Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and Asia to the New World and Australasia .  Primary sources include:  Colonial Office files on emigration; diaries and travel journals; ship logs and plans; printed literature, objects, waterco...

If you are using material produced by someone else in your thesis e.g. images, tables, charts, maps, long extracts/quotations then you may need to seek copyright permission! Watch our video on when you might need to seek permission: We also have a much more extensive booklet on 'Keeping your thesis legal' We also have a booklet on 'Copyright for academics' University of Leicester staff and student that have any questions about copyright you can email copyright@le.ac.uk

Prezi is great for creating dynamic presentations. But you could also use it in a very simple and effective way. Imagine you are pressed for time. You've due to present at a conference, but haven't been able to prepare a brand new presentation.  One short cut would be to upload a pdf of an article/thesis chapter/draft paper into Prezi and create a presentation around it. The title, subheadings, graphs - even the acknowledgments - could become a slide in their own right. It won't be pretty, but it will be quick. As it will be based on something you have already written, the order will be logical to you and may help your memory.  Here's my step-by-step guide: Login to Prezi Click on 'Create a new prezi'. A new window will load and 'Choose your templates' will appear. Choose 'Start blank prezi' at the bottom.  An untitled Prezi will load. Click on 'Insert' at the top of the screen. Then click on 'From file (pdf..' in the ...

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.

We know that many PhD students have started recently: a warm welcome to you all from the  Research Services  team in the Library. There are three of us in the team:  Ian Rowlands, our manager and b ibliometrican   Selina Lock, who supports researchers in Sciences,  Engineering  and Medicine  William Farrell,  who supports researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences.  The Library has dedicated   study space for graduate students on the first floor. We also offer advice and training in a number of areas. Research Services can help you: Plan and conduct a literature search or systematic review Find information  including: grey literature, data sets, archives  and maps Use the specialist  databases and digital  collections  Reference properly and use bibliographic software (EndNote & RefWorks) Create Open Access journals and con...

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 summer term starts soon, and there are some great events for PhD students lined up. First will be Cafe Research, where researchers from Criminology, Chemistry and English will present their work. It is always a fun evening, and there is usually free pizza for those who attend. Book via:  https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/current/caferesearch/cafe-research-booking-form In May we have the doctoral inaugural lectures for the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Newly minted PhDs will be showcasing their research over two evenings. Topics include children and museums, healthy lifestyles, and discrimination law. All welcome, please book via:  https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/gradschool/current/inaugural-lectures/booking-form