30 October 2017

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.

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.

Programme

Title Abstract   Review the content
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
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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
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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
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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
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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

23 October 2017

It's International Open Access Week 23-29 October 2017



Open Access, encompassing both Green and Gold, means:
  • Increasing access to knowledge
  • Raising research visibility
  • Complying with funder mandates
  • Facilitating collaboration
For more information visit www.openaccessweek.org and our own dedicated guide libguides.aston.ac.uk/openaccess

16 October 2017

Law students - training certification in Westlaw

Aston Accelerator week is week beginning 30th October to 3rd November.  Aston Law School have a programme of activities to support you in law practice.  As part of the programme we are offering 3 Westlaw training workshops covering "Commercial Acumen" with a scenario based workshop, BASIC certification and ADVANCED Certification in WestlawUK.  All workshops will be run by a Westlaw trainer called Ramita Kahon and will be held in the Library

If you would like to participate in one or all of the workshops you can book now

Westlaw BASIC Certification (Book here)
Thursday 2nd November
Library Building, 2nd floor -L216
09:30-11:00

Covering the following topics
> Getting started
> Case Law
> Legislation

Westlaw ADVANCED Certification (Book here)
Please note you need to have attended BASIC to take the ADVANCED Certification
Thursday 2nd November
Library Building, 2nd floor - L216
11:15 - 13:00

Covering the following topics
> Boolean search connectors
> Judicial consideration of case law
> Legislative modifications and derivation tables
> EU and other advanced topics

Westlaw Law Research in Legal Practice (Book here)
Thursday 2nd November
Library Building, 2nd floor - L216
14:00-15:30

Covering legal practice, looking at your chosen area and how to use Westlaw for job applications and interviews.