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Tue 19 Nov 2019 – Tue 26 Nov 2019

Tuesday 19 November 2019

11:00	Divinity Faculty: UL Orientation (session in Divinity Faculty building) plus Tour of the UL with focus on Theology, Religious Studies and the Philosophy of Religion Finished 11:00 - 12:30 Faculty of Divinity, Room 7 We start with an orientation session at the Divinity Faculty (ca. 45 minutes), followed by a tour of the University Library (ca. 30 minutes) for Divinity Faculty members, led by members of the Divinity Faculty Library staff.
13:00	'Yes You Do Need to Reference That': a Crash Course in Being an Ethical Researcher Finished 13:00 - 14:00 Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Betty and Gordon Moore Library, Pink Study Room This session introduces participants to the importance of good referencing practices within their work. The University of Cambridge’s position on plagiarism will be presented before moving on to a discussion around good referencing techniques, using the Harvard referencing style as an example. Participants will see a live demonstration of the reference management tool Zotero before taking part in a quiz to consolidate their knowledge. This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.
14:00	Medicine: Introduction to Literature Searching (for University) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room A course specifically for University of Cambridge staff and students. Attendees will learn how to search medical/healthcare databases accessed with a Raven login (such as Medline and Embase) effectively and efficiently, to learn how to save searches and references, and to create and maintain a bibliography. This course is delivered at an introductory/refresher level, and assumes you have had no prior training in how to search databases. All attendees are required to have a Raven login. NHS staff wanting to learn similar material should book onto our 'Getting the Best Results - Improving Your Database Searching' course instead.
14:30	Managing Your Online Presence Finished 14:30 - 16:00 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 10 This session will introduce participants to the wide range of platforms and services that are available to help you manage your online presence as a researcher. We'll look at academic tools like ORCID, Google Scholar and ResearchGate/Academia.edu, as well as an overview of some of the more popular social media platforms. We'll also have discussions around issues such as the risks of sharing research through these platforms and reaching wider audiences. We will also show participants how to flip these tools and use them to access research for their own work too.
	Music: Copyright, plagiarism, and all that jazz. Finished 14:30 - 15:30 Cambridge University Library, Catalogue Hall Copyright can be confusing. Music copyright can be a minefield. This course looks at the benefits of copyright in relation to music, and how to navigate what the law does and doesn’t allow you to do. With hands on examples to evaluate, and some real-world copyright issues; this is an opportunity to discuss and find out more about the complex world of musical copyright, and its near relation musical plagiarism. Target audience: Anyone who regularly uses sheet music, composes, arranges, or has a general interest in copyright. Suitable for staff and students.
17:30	CUL: Orientation tour for Undergraduates Finished 17:30 - 18:15 Cambridge University Library, Catalogue Hall Are you a new undergrad who is intimidated by the thought of entering the UL? Are you a second or third year who has never set foot in the UL and is embarrassed to admit that you don't know what you're doing? Have you been struggling on your own and just need a few tips and tricks to get what you need? If you answered yes to any of the above questions then this tour is for you! Finding the UL intimidating and confusing is perfectly normal. It is also normal for undergraduates to only use the UL for the first time in their third year, so you are definitely not alone! On this tour a friendly member of our Reader Services team will show you around, explain the UL's unique way of shelving books, explain what Electronic Legal Deposit is and answer any questions you may have. Most importantly we will show you where to go if you find you need help. Don't suffer in silence! Help is here!

Wednesday 20 November 2019

10:00	Effective Strategies For Managing Your Research Data (Advanced Session) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Department of Physics, Rutherford Seminar Room If you already know the basics of Research Data Management (RDM) – for example backing up your work, file storage options - but now need to know more about effective strategies for sharing your data, then this course is for you! This course gives a brief recap on RDM and then covers managing personal and sensitive data in the context of the new GDPR legislation, why it is a Good Thing to share your data, and how to do this most effectively in terms of describing your data, deciding where to share it, and using licences to control how your data is used by others. You will even get to write your own Data Management Plan (DMP): these help you manage your data throughout a project and after it has ended and are increasingly required as part of a grant or fellowship application. You will also learn about the range of support services available to you within the University for managing your data. If you are completely new to the concept of research data management then the beginners course is for you.
11:00	CUL: Behind the scenes in the Music Collections at the UL Finished 11:00 - 12:15 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall Ever wondered what lies behind the scenes of the Music Department at the UL? Following a quick tour of the open stacks, Music Department staff will take you to delve into the odd architecture of South Court, say hello to our elephants, meet some of our rarest and tiniest books, and discover why music librarians sometimes need to be good detectives. There’ll also be a guide to finding music, for those who haven’t used our card catalogues before.
14:00	Medicine: Managing Your Bibliography (for University and NHS) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room 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.
14:15	CUL: Behind the scenes in the Music Collections at the UL Finished 14:15 - 15:30 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall Ever wondered what lies behind the scenes of the Music Department at the UL? Following a quick tour of the open stacks, Music Department staff will take you to delve into the odd architecture of South Court, say hello to our elephants, meet some of our rarest and tiniest books, and discover why music librarians sometimes need to be good detectives. There’ll also be a guide to finding music, for those who haven’t used our card catalogues before.

Thursday 21 November 2019

10:00	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Psychology only) CANCELLED 10:00 - 10:30 Department of Psychology, MacCurdy Room (Psychology Library) These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
10:30	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Psychology only) CANCELLED 10:30 - 11:00 Department of Psychology, MacCurdy Room (Psychology Library) These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
11:00	CUL: Introduction to Music Collections Finished 11:00 - 11:45 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall A guided tour through the open stacks and Anderson Room (Music Reading Room) at the University Library. This will provide an overview of the wealth of music materials held here, and how to find them. There’s also a look at the digital resources available, and an overview of other music resources at the UL.
13:00	MMLL Library: Finding and managing your information Finished 13:00 - 14:00 Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Teaching Room 336 This session is designed to introduce first year MMLL undergraduates to the different kind of library and resources available to them in Cambridge. We will be learning to search IDiscover, and to maximise their searches with the use of filters. The MMLL VLE will be introduced, with advice on navigating and maximising the Reading Lists resources, before moving on to the MMLL LibGuides available. The session ends with a brief introduction to the reference management tool Zotero.
16:00	CUL: Orientation tour Finished 16:00 - 16:45 Cambridge University Library, Catalogue Hall The University Library holds over 9 million physical items and provides access to millions of online resources. In this session an experienced member of UL staff will show you the basics to get you started. The tour will include: A brief introduction to iDiscover - your main tool for locating resources in the UL and other University of Cambridge Libraries A tour of the physical spaces including the Main Reading Room and Open bookstacks Demonstrations of how to locate the physical items you need and brief explanations of Electronic Legal Deposit and E-Resource access We'll show you where the important things are such as toilets, Tea Room, and comfortable areas to work We'll answer any questions you may have We'll make sure that by the end of the tour you will know where to go to find help

Friday 22 November 2019

12:00	Medicine: Writing for Publication (for University and NHS) Finished 12:00 - 13:00 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room 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.
13:00	Official Publications Clinic: Searching and Accessing Print and Electronic Collections Finished 13:00 - 15:00 Sidgwick Site, Alison Richard Building, SG1 This session will provide an opportunity to learn about the Official Publication (OP) collections available to students and researchers in Cambridge. The first part will be an introductory talk on how to find government and official publication material in both print and electronic formats. You can also choose to stay for the second part which will run as a clinic where staff will be available to talk one-to-one about your chosen topics and how to start your literature search. This class will focus mostly on official documents from the UK, but will also provide general guidance that can be applied to searching for international documents.
14:00	Making Your Research Impactful Finished 14:00 - 15:30 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 10 This session explores why you should share your all research as widely as possible and how you can go about doing so. It will demonstrate the potential that Open Research can have in maximising exposure for your work and how you can track and trace how your research is being shared online. Please bring your own internet-enabled device to this session.
14:15	CUL: Introduction to Music Collections Finished 14:15 - 15:00 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall A guided tour through the open stacks and Anderson Room (Music Reading Room) at the University Library. This will provide an overview of the wealth of music materials held here, and how to find them. There’s also a look at the digital resources available, and an overview of other music resources at the UL.

Monday 25 November 2019

09:00	CUL: Book a Buddy! Finished 09:00 - 09:30 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall Nervous or intimidated about visiting the UL for the first time? Don’t know where to begin with a Literature search? Can never find the books you need on the open shelves? Book a buddy! Email reference@cam.ac.uk to arrange a session. Tell us what you need help with and we’ll match you with a member of library staff who can show you what you need to know, whether it’s searching the catalogue, using Electronic Legal Deposit, finding open shelf books or something else entirely. Don't suffer in silence - Book a buddy!
09:30	CUL: Orientation tour Finished 09:30 - 10:15 Cambridge University Library, Catalogue Hall The University Library holds over 9 million physical items and provides access to millions of online resources. In this session an experienced member of UL staff will show you the basics to get you started. The tour will include: A brief introduction to iDiscover - your main tool for locating resources in the UL and other University of Cambridge Libraries A tour of the physical spaces including the Main Reading Room and Open bookstacks Demonstrations of how to locate the physical items you need and brief explanations of Electronic Legal Deposit and E-Resource access We'll show you where the important things are such as toilets, Tea Room, and comfortable areas to work We'll answer any questions you may have We'll make sure that by the end of the tour you will know where to go to find help
14:00	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Genetics only) Finished 14:00 - 14:30 Department of Genetics, Genetics Library These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
14:30	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Genetics only) Finished 14:30 - 15:00 Department of Genetics, Genetics Library These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.

Tuesday 26 November 2019

10:00	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Plant Sciences only) Finished 10:00 - 10:30 Department of Plant Sciences, Plant Sciences Library These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
10:30	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Plant Sciences only) Finished 10:30 - 11:00 Department of Plant Sciences, Plant Sciences Library These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
11:00	Answering your literature search and referencing questions (for Part II students in Plant Sciences only) Finished 11:00 - 11:30 Department of Plant Sciences, Plant Sciences Library These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
12:00	Showcasing Tools and Resources for Graduates (STEMM) POSTPONED 12:00 - 14:00 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 5 This event will allow participants to explore lots of different tools and resources that can help them with their work at Cambridge. Tools and resources on offer include: reference management software (Zotero & Mendeley) sharing your work (social media and academic platforms) managing your time and work (time management apps & cloud storage) presenting your work (Canva & using Creative Commons) Participants will be able to rotate between different areas to hear short presentations (15 mins) and explore tools that they want to know more about. Handouts on all the tools and resources on offer will be available. The event will be led by librarians from across the Cambridge University Libraries community. Participants can drop in to the event at any convenient time but we do encourage you to book so we can have an idea of numbers. All are welcome but this event will have a particular relevance for STEMM graduate students and researchers. You do not have to stay for the full event duration. Food and refreshments will be available on a first come, first served basis.
13:00	How to Give Great Presentations, When You Hate Giving Presentations Finished 13:00 - 14:00 Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Betty and Gordon Moore Library, Pink Study Room This session will introduce participants to different methods of communicating research before moving on to a discussion around best practice and techniques when preparing a presentation. Participants will be introduced to concepts around good design, accessibility, data presentation, and accessing Creative Commons licenced materials for their work. The session will conclude with an exploration of good delivery techniques with additional advice on what to do if it all goes wrong. This session will take place in the Pink Room. If this session is fully booked please join the waiting list - we will move venues if there is demand.