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Lunchtime training sessions Summer Term 2012

The Library’s lunchtime training sessions for the Summer term have arrived! The sessions are primarily aimed at undergraduates but taught postgraduates may also find them useful. The sessions are delivered in the Central Library, South Kensington campus.

Business students may find the following sessions useful:

EBSCO Business Source Complete: Ebsco provides access to a wealth of business information including company and country reports and full-text journal articles. This session is for business and non-business students who need to find business information for their projects. Monday 18 June 2012 12.00 – 13.00

Google Scholar: Google Scholar is a service which uses the Google search engine, but searches only scholarly resources. This session will cover search tips, what Google Scholar can do for you, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar. Thursday 21 June 2012 12.00 – 13.00

Web of Science: This multidisciplinary database covers a wide range of subjects including science, engineering, humanities, medicine and social sciences. It also includes cited references for all articles. Tuesday 29 May 2012 12.00 – 13.00

Academic Writing: Learn techniques for improving your academic writing skills. You will learn how to understand essay questions, look at different academic writing formats and gain some tips to help in those all important exams. Wednesday 6 June 2012 12.00 – 13.00

Current awareness in your subject: This hands-on workshop will show you a number of methods (such as using a Google Reader account) to enable you to keep up to date with new developments in your subject field, including research findings and news items. Monday 28 May 2012 12.00 

Intelligent use of the Internet: Learn which sources on the Internet to trust. We all use the internet but we don’t always know how reliable it is. This session will show you how to decide whether the information you find on the internet is valuable research or just plain rubbish! Wednesday 20 June 2012 12.00 – 13.00

Presentation Skills: Get general advice and tips on preparing a presentation, including how to plan a presentation, and what to do when you are a presenter. Tuesday 19 June 2012 12.00 – 13.00

Reading & Note Taking: Learn techniques for improving your reading and note taking skills. Tuesday 12 June 2012 12.00 – 13.00

 

All sessions are in Training room 1 or 2 on Level 1 of the Central Library unless otherwise stated when you book via the Library website.

Daily newspapers now on Level 4 of Central Library

From Monday 14 May the daily newspapers delivered to the Central Library at South Kensington will be displayed on level 4 in the journals collection.

The current copy of the following titles is available:

  • Daily Telegraph
  • Guardian
  • Independent
  • Times

along with the Financial Times for which we keep a back run of the last year only, available on Stack 16. For electronic access please use Library Search fron the Library homepage

Spiral top twenty downloads for April 2012

The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for April 2012 is now available to view on the Library website.

Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:

  • increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
  • allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
  • provide links to academics’ professional web pages

To find out more about Spiral, click here.

Sprial top twenty downloads for March 2012

April 23, 2012 Leave a comment

The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for March 2012 is now available to view on the Library website.

Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:

  • increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
  • allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
  • provide links to academics’ professional web pages

To find out more about Spiral, click here.

Sprial top twenty downloads for February 2012

March 19, 2012 Leave a comment

The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for February 2012 is now available to view on the Library website.

Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:

  • increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
  • allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
  • provide links to academics’ professional web pages

To find out more about Spiral, click here.

Spiral top twenty downloads for January 2012

February 24, 2012 Leave a comment

The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for January 2012 is now available to view on the Library website.

Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:

  • increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
  • allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
  • provide links to academics’ professional web pages

To find out more about Spiral, click here.

Doing your research project – January 2012′s e-book of the month

January 4, 2012 Leave a comment

Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science 4th edition by Judith Bell

Now in its 4th edition, Bell’s book finds a place on most students’ desks who are undertaking qualitative research. It covers the basic principles involved in planning your research, and makes no assumptions of prior knowledge.

The book is divided into three sections:

  • Preparing the ground: including approaches to research, planning, ethics, reading, and searching and reviewing the literature
  • Selecting methods of data collection: looks at dealing with documentary evidence, designing questionnaires, conducting interviews, and observation studies
  • Interpreting the evidence and reporting findings: covers some principles for analysing qualitative data collected and how to write up your research

The advice is plainly explained and is suitable for both undergraduates and postgraduates.

Access to this resource is controlled by the IP address of your computer when on-campus. For off-site access log in to the College VPN, or authenticate using your College username and password.

Spiral top twenty downloads for November 2011

December 7, 2011 Leave a comment

The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for November 2011 is now available to view on the Library website.

Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:

  • increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
  • allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
  • provide links to academics’ professional web pages

To find out more about Spiral, click here.

What do you think about our e-books?

November 3, 2011 Leave a comment

Love them? Hate them? Don’t know what they are? Visit the Library homepage and let us know what you think by completing our quick poll. You can also click through to view the results so far!

Spiral top twenty downloads for September 2011

October 7, 2011 Leave a comment

The list of the top 20 downloads from Spiral for September 2011 is now available to view on the Library website.

Spiral, the Digital Repository for research output of Imperial College London, aims to:

  • increase the visibility of the College’s research publications
  • allow free and open access to all material added to it, and
  • provide links to academics’ professional web pages

To find out more about Spiral, click here.

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