Cambridge University Libraries course timetable
Wednesday 16 November 2016
| 16:00 |
This session will provide you with advice from academics, postgraduates and professionals from the University Library regarding managing images. Specifically you will be given advice on handling large quantities of images, tips on managing images taken on archive visits and tips on appropriate software. Information about copyright issues will be included. |
Thursday 17 November 2016
| 10:30 |
Medicine: Managing Your Bibliography
Finished
How to take the bile out of your bibliography, and ensure that it's not the most time-consuming part of your work. A variety of tools will be showcased: EndNote, EndNoteWeb, Zotero, Mendeley. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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This session will help you to find and manage research in your field, using both subscription and freely available resources. It will introduce you to Web of Science and Scopus and subject specific resources and to manage the information once you have found it. |
Friday 18 November 2016
| 11:30 |
Members of staff introduce the collections of the Rare Books Department, how to locate them and how to use the Reading Room. The Department's books include almost all of the Library's pre-1900 books, and cover nearly every subject taught in the University. This session is relevant to Library users at all levels who may wish to use rare book material. Please meet in the lobby outside the Rare Books Reading Room in the North West corner of the first floor of the Library. |
Tuesday 22 November 2016
| 09:00 |
Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context.' Amanda Burls, What is Critical Appraisal?, Feb 2009 'An Introduction to Critical Appraisal' will help you understand how to critically appraise a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT). Using the CASP Checklist the course covers samples and sample size, randomisation, bias, statistics, significance (P Values and Confidence Intervals) and relevance. We ask that you read a paper that will be provided before you attend the session, in order for us to make the best use of the time together. |
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One session - four medicine and life science databases - widest coverage for your literature search. PubMed is great, but it doesn't cover all the journals relevant to life sciences and medicine. Embase, Web of Science and Scopus can also be relevant and each covers unique material. Come to this hands-on session to learn how to get the best from each of these "4 tops". Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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| 10:30 |
This session will help you to find and manage research in your field, using both subscription and freely available resources. It will introduce you to Web of Science and Scopus and subject specific resources and to manage the information once you have found it. |
Wednesday 23 November 2016
| 11:00 |
A tour of the University Library Music Department, including a visit of our closed access material behind the scenes. We will also give you lots of practical tips on getting the most out of the University Library music collections. |
| 14:15 |
Finding Secondary Literature
Finished
Finding secondary literature to inform and support your research is paramount to any higher-level research. This session focuses on the concepts as well as practical issues, to give participants a more comprehensive understanding of the issues and features of literature searching. |
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A tour of the University Library Music Department, including a visit of our closed access material behind the scenes. We will also give you lots of practical tips on getting the most out of the University Library music collections. |
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Members of staff introduce the collections of the Rare Books Department, how to locate them and how to use the Reading Room. The Department's books include almost all of the Library's pre-1900 books, and cover nearly every subject taught in the University. This session is relevant to Library users at all levels who may wish to use rare book material. Please meet in the lobby outside the Rare Books Reading Room in the North West corner of the first floor of the Library. |
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| 15:00 |
One session covering the Cinahl database, targeted at allied health professionals. Learn how to get the best out of your literature searches. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Friday 25 November 2016
| 11:00 |
iDiscover drop-in tutorial
Finished
A series of drop-in tutorials for iDiscover. University Library staff will be on hand to demonstrate iDiscover and answer any questions you may have. There's no need to book; just call-in at the General Enquiries Helpdesk on the first floor landing. |
Monday 28 November 2016
| 14:15 |
iDiscover drop-in tutorial
Finished
A series of drop-in tutorials for iDiscover. University Library staff will be on hand to demonstrate iDiscover and answer any questions you may have. There's no need to book; just call-in at the General Enquiries Helpdesk on the first floor landing. |
Tuesday 29 November 2016
| 10:00 |
One session covering the Cinahl database, targeted at nurses. Learn how to get the best out of your literature searches. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Wednesday 30 November 2016
| 14:00 |
Medicine: Research Data Management
Finished
There is an increasing emphasis in research on the management and sharing of data. Many funding bodies that support research undertaken at Cambridge require not only open access to any publications based on that research, but also to the data underlying it. This course will help you understand funders’ requirements for management and sharing of research data, and will provide opportunities to create your own data management plan and test out resources that will make the data management process easier. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
Thursday 1 December 2016
| 10:30 |
This session will help you track the impact of research (including citations, h-index and altmetrics). |
Monday 5 December 2016
| 10:30 |
Members of staff introduce the collections of the Rare Books Department, how to locate them and how to use the Reading Room. The Department's books include almost all of the Library's pre-1900 books, and cover nearly every subject taught in the University. This session is relevant to Library users at all levels who may wish to use rare book material. Please meet in the lobby outside the Rare Books Reading Room in the North West corner of the first floor of the Library. |
Wednesday 7 December 2016
| 10:30 |
This session will help you track the impact of research (including citations, h-index and altmetrics). This session includes a session to using social media analytics. |
| 11:00 |
iDiscover drop-in tutorial
Finished
A series of drop-in tutorials for iDiscover. University Library staff will be on hand to demonstrate iDiscover and answer any questions you may have. There's no need to book; just call-in at the General Enquiries Helpdesk on the first floor landing. |
| 14:00 |
Divinity Faculty: UL Tour
Finished
An Orientation tour of the University Library for Divinity Faculty members, led by members of the Divinity Faculty Library staff. |
Thursday 8 December 2016
| 14:00 |
Medicine: Research Data Management
Finished
There is an increasing emphasis in research on the management and sharing of data. Many funding bodies that support research undertaken at Cambridge require not only open access to any publications based on that research, but also to the data underlying it. This course will help you understand funders’ requirements for management and sharing of research data, and will provide opportunities to create your own data management plan and test out resources that will make the data management process easier. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
Monday 9 January 2017
| 15:00 |
One session - four medicine and life science databases - widest coverage for your literature search. PubMed is great, but it doesn't cover all the journals relevant to life sciences and medicine. Embase, Web of Science and Scopus can also be relevant and each covers unique material. Come to this hands-on session to learn how to get the best from each of these "4 tops". Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Tuesday 10 January 2017
| 11:00 |
Medicine: Writing for Publication
Finished
A course designed to take you step-by-step through academic writing and publication, with tips and resources to make writing up as simple as possible. The course will demystify the peer-review process, and help you to improve the precision and clarity of your academic writing. Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Divinity Faculty: UL Tour
Finished
An Orientation tour of the University Library for Divinity Faculty members, led by members of the Divinity Faculty Library staff. |