EAS Student - we need your help!

We would like to hear:

• how you study
• when you study
• where you study 
• where you get your information from

It doesn’t matter if you don’t use the Library, we are still interested in hearing from you.

Please email: c.langman@aston.ac.uk to take part

Reminder: Lexis Library and Westlaw certification workshops

*change to timetable for Westlaw*

LLB and Law with Management students,

To coincide with your study skills week we are offering a chance to take part in a free Westlaw and LexisLibrary training and certification workshop.  As a student studying Law you know that Westlaw and LexisLibrary are the two big legal databases providing access to legal cases, legislation and journal articles.

Certification is a great way of testing your legal research skills and learning how to use Lexis and Westlaw most effectively. It also looks great on your CV and demonstrates to employers that you have a good standard of legal research skills. You’re not just saying it – you’ve got proof!  We have invited a professional trainer from each company to guide you through the database and support you through the certification process.

How to book on to the workshops

We are running a certification workshop for each database.  Lexis Library we are repeating the session in the morning and afternoon please only book on to one workshop for LexisLibrary.  For Westlaw there is now a choice or you can do both.  Click on the workshop of choice to book your event ticket.

LexisLibrary  Monday 23rd February 09:30-11:30
LexisLibrary  Monday 23rd February 14:00-16:00  [repeat session]

Westlaw UK Advanced           Friday 27th February 11:30-13:00 
Westlaw International Law      Friday 27th February 13:30-15:00  

Any questions please contact Nicola Dennis n.dennis@aston.ac.uk

Planned system maintenance - Saturday 21st February 2015

The Library system will be unavailable between 20:00 on 21st February and 02:00 on 22nd February due to planned maintenance.

During this time you will not be able to:

Log in to your Library Record

Renew any items on your Library Record

Search the catalogue and place reservations

You will still be able to:

Search Library SmartSearch

Access electronic resources

Use your LibGuides

The maintenance should be completed by the time the Library opens on Sunday 22nd February and all normal out of hours services should be available.  If you experience any problems please let us know by emailing library@aston.ac.uk

Upgrade your degree..

Have you had a look at the Aston University playlist "Upgrade your Degree"?

Skills4Study - *NEW TRIAL*

The Learning Development Centre and Palgrave are providing staff and students with trial access to the Skills4StudyCampus.  This online resource will help you hone and develop your study skills within a wide range of areas from your 1st year undergraduate degree to postgraduate research, including:

Reading and note-making Exam skills Research principles Projects, dissertations and reports Confidence with numbers Writing skills Critical thinking skills Referencing and Understanding Plagiarism Groupwork and presentations Employability and personal development Time management

The trial is running until the 2nd May, 2015. Your feedback is important.  It will be used to decide on whether to continue with a subscription to the product for next academic year.  Please email your feedback and comments to the Learning Development at ldc@aston.ac.uk

Cite them Right Online - the referencing tool will be temporarily unavailable

 

 

On Thursday 12th February, between 08:00am and 10:00am Palgrave will be performing some essential maintenance on the online referencing tool Cite them Right. This maintenance is required to ensure the highest standards of service are maintained.  

LexisLibrary and Westlaw training and certification workshop

LLB and Law with Management students,

To coincide with your study skills week we are offering a chance to take part in a free Westlaw and LexisLibrary training and certification workshop.  As a student studying Law you know that Westlaw and LexisLibrary are the two big legal databases providing access to legal cases, legislation and journal articles.

Certification is a great way of testing your legal research skills and learning how to use Lexis and Westlaw most effectively. It also looks great on your CV and demonstrates to employers that you have a good standard of legal research skills. You’re not just saying it – you’ve got proof!  We have invited a professional trainer from each company to guide you through the database and support you through the certification process.

How to book on to the workshops

We are running a certification workshop for each database.  Lexis Library we are repeating the session in the morning and afternoon please only book on to one workshop for LexisLibrary.  For Westlaw there is now a choice or you can do both.  Click on the workshop of choice to book your event ticket.

LexisLibrary  Monday 23rd February 09:30-11:30
LexisLibrary  Monday 23rd February 14:00-16:00  [repeat session]

Westlaw UK Advanced           Friday 27th February 11:30-13:00 
Westlaw International Law      Friday 27th February 13:30-15:00  

Any questions please contact Nicola Dennis n.dennis@aston.ac.uk

The 2015 Knovel Academic Challenge is live!

Aston University Library Services subscribes to Knovel (for off-campus access, use this link), a database of technical information for engineers and applied scientists drawn from over 100 authoritative sources.  The collection features material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations and formulations for specific industries and engineering disciplines.

In order to engage STEM students with real-life engineering and science practices, Knovel organise an annual 8-week challenge to immerse participants in a professional problem-solving environment using Knovel’s optimized search, trusted content and interactive tools, all accessible from within the challenge itself.  This year's Knovel Academic Challenge is now live!

Compete for points and prizes by correctly answering engineering problems characteristic of the typical engineer’s workflow. In order to participate, please register (for free) at www.knovelac.com. As you work on each week’s problem using Knovel, you will be competing for points on an individual and institutional level - weekly and grand prizes will be granted to the winning students.

Good luck!

LLB or Law with Management students - Legal database certfication workshop

As part of study skills week we will be offering LLB and Law with Management students a chance to take part in a workshop where you will be trained by an official LexisLibrary and Westlaw trainer and receive certification on each of the databases.

Please look out for your invitation email next Monday.