The Great Library Brain Boost
Are you
worrying about finding information for your module assessments? Would
you like some hints and tips on how to find journal articles, industry
reports or academic work on Google? Then you need the Great Library
Brain Boost...
View the Library Services Brain Boosting Workshop Programme for a full description of the workshops on offer and information on how to book. All workshops will be in week beginning 6th November, 2017 and will be located in the Library Building, 2nd floor L215 or L216.
Come and meet your Library team and we will do our best to help you find relevant, quality formation.
Have a question? Would like more information? Have a suggestion for a library workshop? Contact library@aston.ac.uk or use Ask the Library.
We look forward to meeting you
Information Services Team
View the Library Services Brain Boosting Workshop Programme for a full description of the workshops on offer and information on how to book. All workshops will be in week beginning 6th November, 2017 and will be located in the Library Building, 2nd floor L215 or L216.
Come and meet your Library team and we will do our best to help you find relevant, quality formation.
Library Workshop Programme 2017
The Library Workshop Programme contains 1 hour practical workshops focusing on general information literacy skills
For the full 2017 programme, see below.
For the full 2017 programme, see below.
Programme
| Title | Abstract | Review the content | |
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Strictly Business Data - finding
|
The workshop will focus on the business research databases available at Aston University and how you can use them to research for company profiles, market context, competitor insight, future trends analysis, SWOT analysis and industry reports. |
Monday 6th November 13:00-14:00 Nicola Dennis |
Book Now |
| Advanced Literature Searching |
Are you having difficulty finding good quality academic sources to
use in your assignments? This session, primarily aimed at
undergraduates, will help you get the most of Smartsearch and point you
in the direction of other useful databases and sources of information.
We will cover; • Decide where to find the best research • Think about keywords • Devise a search strategy that works • Start finding resources you’ll use • Know where else to go for help |
Monday 6th November 17:00-18:00 Richard Hopkins |
Book Now |
| Fake News |
In this session you will learn how to find reliable information
when researching, how to evaluate your sources, and how to separate fake
from actual news. |
Tuesday 7th November 12:00-13:00 Kerstin Treder |
Book Now |
|
Cite it! Sort it! Making Endnote work for you
|
Are you drowning under piles of articles? Would you like a system
which will organise and manage your references for you? Try Endnote,
the University recommended reference management software. Find out how
to utilise the system to store your articles and manage your references
wherever you are working in the world. |
Tuesday 7th November 13:00-14:00 Clare Langman |
Book Now |
|
Getting more out of Google
|
There are tricks to getting more out of your Google search. You
probably know the basics, such as searching for exact phrases using
quotations marks, but what about the more complex stuff? The session
will look at advanced operators, additional tools and why you shouldn't
say "I found the answer on Google". |
Tuesday 7th November 17:00-18:00 Sarah Akhtaruzzaman |
Book Now |
| Getting more out of Google |
There are tricks to getting more out of your Google search. You
probably know the basics, such as searching for exact phrases using
quotations marks, but what about the more complex stuff? The session
will look at advanced operators, additional tools and why you shouldn't
say "I found the answer on Google". |
Wednesday 8th November 12:00-13:00 Sarah Akhtaruzzaman |
Book Now |
|
Strictly Business Data
|
The workshop will focus on the business research databases available at Aston University and how you can use them to research for company profiles, market context, competitor insight, future trends analysis, SWOT analysis and industry reports. |
Thursday 9th November 12:00-13:00 Nicola Dennis |
Book Now |
|
Cite it! Sort it! Making Endnote work for you
|
Are you drowning under piles of articles? Would you like a system
which will organise and manage your references for you? Try Endnote,
the University recommended reference management software. Find out how
to utilise the system to store your articles and manage your references
wherever you are working in the world. |
Thursday 9th November 13:00-14:00 Clare Langman |
Book Now |
| Assignment Surgery | Come along to this informal session with any questions you may have on searching for information for your assignments, referencing or how to structure your assignments. |
Friday 10th November 12:00-13:00 Nicola Dennis Clare Langman LDC - Learning Advisor |
Book Now |
|
Advanced Literature Searching
|
Are you having difficulty finding good quality academic sources to
use in your assignments? This session, primarily aimed at
undergraduates, will help you get the most of Smartsearch and point you
in the direction of other useful databases and sources of information.
We will cover; • Decide where to find the best research • Think about keywords • Devise a search strategy that works • Start finding resources you’ll use • Know where else to go for help |
Friday 10 th November 13:00-14:00 Richard Hopkins |
Book Now |
Have a question? Would like more information? Have a suggestion for a library workshop? Contact library@aston.ac.uk or use Ask the Library.
We look forward to meeting you
Information Services Team
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