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Introduction to Archives and Special Collections     show
Join us for this introductory session hosted by staff from Archives and Special Collections.

Target Audience: Undergraduate or postgraduate students, but any staff or students are welcome to attend.


Company Information     show
Session on how to find company information for both your studies and career planning.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students


Compendex, Inspec & GEOBASE - Your projects, dissertations & research.     show
Learn how these databases can help you in your research. A live demo session with Q&A.

Target Audience: Open to staff and students. The session will most benefit Science & Engineering students from UG 3rd year (doing project work) onwards


Copyright for Referencing     show
Copyright is an important aspect of your University studies. This short course is designed to help you understand what it is, how referencing helps you comply with copyright, when exceptions apply and when you might need permission to use other people’s stuff.

Target Audience: All students and staff


Cyber security - Skills Boost     show
Learn how to protect your devices and personal data online.

Target Audience: All students and staff.


Elsevier Researcher Academy seminar     show
How to write a great research paper, and get it accepted by a good journal.

Target Audience: PhD Students, Staff, Researchers and Library staff


Elsevier Researcher Academy: How to Write a Great Research Paper     show
How to Write a Great Research Paper, and Get it Accepted by a Scholarly Journal

Target Audience: PhD Students, Staff, Researchers and Library staff


EndNote Demystified     show
Find out about the EndNote reference management tool.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


EndNote Desktop     show
EndNote is a type of reference management software that enables users to manage references and import them directly into Word documents.

Target Audience: Postgraduate students and staff


EndNote Desktop – incorporating discovery and output (WebEx meeting)     show
EndNote is a type of reference management software that enables users to manage references and import them directly into Word documents.

Target Audience: Postgraduate Students and Staff


Endnote Desktop Follow-up Drop-ins (online)     show
A drop-in library support session to answer your questions and assist you with Endnote desktop. This will take place online via Zoom. Please ensure that you have attended one of our Endnote desktop classes before attending this follow-up session.

Target Audience: PhD, postgraduate, and final year undergraduate students


EndNote Desktop: Part 2     show
This is a follow-up session to the EndNote Desktop class, designed to answer any questions you may have.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


Endnote One to One Consultation Sessions (online)     show
These follow-up Endnote one to one consultation sessions provide an opportunity to meet with one of the Research and Learning Support team to answer your Endnote questions. Please ensure that you have attended one of our Endnote classes before attending this follow-up session.

Target Audience: PhD, postgraduate, and final year undergraduate students


EndNote Online - Part 2     show
This is a follow-up session to EndNote Online, designed to answer any questions you may have.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


EndNote Online & Desktop: Part 2     show
This is a follow-up session to the EndNote Online and EndNote Desktop classes, designed to answer any questions you may have.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


EndNote Online (Web)     show
EndNote Online (also known as EndNote Web) is a free tool for Strathclyde staff and students that can help you manage your references and create your bibliography in different referencing styles.

Target Audience: All students and staff


Endnote Online Follow-up Drop-ins (online)     show
A drop-in library support session to answer your questions and assist you with Endnote online. This will take place online via Zoom. Please ensure that you have attended one of our Endnote online classes before attending this follow-up session.

Target Audience: PhD, postgraduate, and final year undergraduate students


EndNote part 2 – importing references     show
Suitable for those who have familiarity with EndNote online or EndNote Desktop, this online session will focus on how to get references into your EndNote account.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


Evaluating information - Skills Boost     show
Learn techniques to help you evaluate information and discover a range of places to search for high quality, academic materials. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: Undergraduates and taught Postgraduates


Everything you need to know about copyright but were afraid to ask     show
Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: All students and staff.


Exam preparation - Skills Boost     show
Looking at both preparation and performance, this workshop explores ways to successfully negotiate the exam process. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: All students and staff.


Exploring Strathclyde’s historical newspapers collection     show
Join this new Skills Boost workshop to learn about Strathclyde’s collection of historical newspapers spanning the 17th to 20th centuries.

Target Audience: Students and staff with an interest in historical newspapers.


Finding and Accessing Open Access Resources     show
Interested in learning more about finding and using Open Access resources? Looking for articles relating to your research, but keep hitting paywalls? Or are you unsure about using Open Access resources for your assignments?

Target Audience: Undergraduate or postgraduate students, but any staff or students are welcome to attend.


Finding books, searching SUPrimo and Reading Lists - Skills Boost     show
Learn how to use SUPrimo. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students


Finding case law     show
This class looks at how to find case law, focussing on using legal databases to do this.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students


Finding Grey Literature     show
What is grey literature and how can you find it?

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


Finding legislation     show
This class looks at how to find legislation, focussing on using legal databases to do this.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students


Finding Technical Standards     show
This session will provide an overview of standards including how to locate equivalent standards

Target Audience: Academic, Support staff and Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.


Google and Google Scholar: how to get the best results - Skills Boost     show
Avoid the pitfalls and get the best results when using Google for academic work. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: All students and staff.


How to address some of researchers’ pressing questions with Scopus     show
This live demonstration introduces Scopus as a tool for research students and researchers who need access to the latest relevant research. It is aimed at beginners and intermediate users.

Target Audience: Postgraduate Students, Academic staff, Researchers, and Library staff


How to get published in a scholarly journal: top tips from a publisher     show
You’ve completed your research and want to publish your work in a peer-reviewed journal. Are you wondering where to start? This seminar will cover how to get published in a scholarly journal, with top tips from the publisher.

Target Audience: Postgraduate students, Early Career Researchers.


Inspec Analytics     show
An interactive session looking at a research intelligence tool for physics, engineering and technology.

Target Audience: Open to all staff and students. The session will most benefit research staff, research students, library staff and strategic managers.


Inspec and Inspec Analytics: Demonstration and training     show
This session will look at Inspec and Inspec Analytics.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


Introduction to Lexis Library     show
Lexis®Library is a legal database service. Lexis®Library provides full-text access to legal and tax and accountancy information.

Target Audience: Undergraduate, Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


Introduction to Nexis (News & Business Database)     show
Nexis is a powerful research tool which provides international news and business information from a wide range of sources.

Target Audience: Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Academic and Support Staff.


Introduction to ScienceDirect: More than a full text platform     show
This webinar will cover the advantages of using ScienceDirect as a search platform, as well as useful features and tips and tricks to help you be more efficient in your research.

Target Audience: All Students, Academic staff, Researchers, and Library staff


Introduction to Westlaw     show
Westlaw is a legal database service. Westlaw provides full-text access to legal information. This includes many UK reported and unreported cases, legislation, and a number of UK legal journals. Material from non-UK jurisdictions is also available.

Target Audience: Undergraduate, Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.


Lexis Library: Advanced     show
Lexis®Library is a legal database service. Lexis®Library provides full-text access to legal and tax and accountancy information.

Target Audience: Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Academic and Support Staff.


Library drop in support sessions for first year EdD students     show
The Faculty Librarian for the School of Education offers this drop in session for first year students on the EdD programme (full and part time routes). This is an opportunity to ask questions about searching education and related databases, combining search terms and using EndNote.

Target Audience: First year EdD students (full time and part time)


Library Lounge - Support Services for New PGDE Students     show
Support services across the University continue to provide guidance and support to all students. Come along to our online catch up to find out more.

Target Audience: New PGDE Students


Library Lounge - Support Services for New Students     show
Support services across the University continue to provide guidance and support to all students. Come along to our online catch up to find out more.

Target Audience: New Students


Library Lounge - Support Services for Students     show
Support services across the University continue to provide guidance and support to all students. Come along to our online catch up to find out more.

Target Audience: All students


Library Lounge: Dissertation advice drop in sessions     show
Not sure where to start with your dissertation? Join our informal advice session hosted by staff from Study Skills and the Library.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate students undertaking dissertations, but any students or staff are welcome to attend.


Library Lounge: Finding and Accessing Open Access Resources     show
Interested in learning more about finding and using Open Access resources? Join our informal session hosted by staff from the Scholarly Publications and Research Data team.

Target Audience: Undergraduate or postgraduate students, but any staff or students are welcome to attend.


Library Lounge: Getting started with your dissertation     show
Not sure where to start with your dissertation? Join our informal advice session hosted by staff from Study Skills and the Library.

Target Audience: Undergraduate and Postgraduate students undertaking dissertations, but any students or staff are welcome to attend.


Library Lounge: Virtual Study Sessions.     show
An alternative way to study with other students in an online managed study environment. These virtual study sessions will help you to dedicate specific time to focus on your coursework whilst feeling connected and supported by studying alongside other students.

Target Audience: All students.


Literature searching: how to find and use databases - Skills Boost     show
Skills Boost session. How to find and use databases. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: All students and staff.


Market & Industry Information     show
Session on how to find market research and industry information.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students


Online Library Support for staff and students     show
Information session focusing on Library developments and services for 2021/22.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff.


Presentation: Henry Stewart Talks Business & Management Collection     show
Showing how HSTalks Business & Management Collection can be used to support and extend teaching and learning.

Target Audience: Strathclyde Business School Academic staff


Reading list training     show
Learn about the Library's reading list software

Target Audience: Staff


Referencing skills: how and why you should reference - Skills Boost     show
How and why you should reference - Skills Boost. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: All students and staff


Referencing with APA7     show
Undergraduate and postgraduate students can sign-up for this online workshop to take part in activities and learn the fundamentals of writing references using APA7.

Target Audience: Undergraduates and Postgraduates


Referencing with Harvard     show
Undergraduate and postgraduate students can sign-up for this online workshop to take part in activities and learn the fundamentals of writing references using Harvard.

Target Audience: Undergraduates and Postgraduates


Referencing with Oscola     show
In this session we will look at some of the key principles of OSCOLA, the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities. OSCOLA is a well-regarded and commonly used guide to legal citation (or referencing).

Target Audience: Undergraduates and Postgraduates


Researching with IEEE Xplore (WebEx)     show
Discover helpful tips for searching the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Target Audience: Academic and Support Staff, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students


Scopus Live Training for Postgraduate Students and Researchers     show
How to address some of researchers’ most pressing questions with Scopus.

Target Audience: PhD Students, Staff, Researchers and Library staff


Scopus Yourself - Learn all about Scopus author profiles     show
Author level metrics may be used for tenure, funding and for other research performance based decisions; therefore, it is important to ensure your researcher profile reflects your information correctly.

Target Audience: Postgraduate Students, Academic staff, Researchers, and Library staff


Scopus: Understanding Research Metrics and using these responsibly     show
This lecture will provide a high-level understanding of some of the publication and citation metrics and how they are calculated.

Target Audience: Postgraduate Students, Academic staff, Researchers, and Library staff


Tips to boost your wellbeing - Skills Boost     show
Our 30 min skills boost session will provide you with tips to boost your emotional wellbeing and mental health. Please note: The main class will be 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions.

Target Audience: All students and staff.


Understanding Research Metrics.     show
Topics that will be covered Journal-Level, Article-Level, and Author-Level metrics.

Target Audience: PhD Students, Staff, Researchers.


Using references in your writing     show
This course provides an introduction to using references in your writing, how to present ideas to others, and how to offer evidence to support your own thinking.

Target Audience: All students


Using Web of Science for research     show
How to use Web of Science to find out about developments in your research field.

Target Audience: Staff and PostGraduates


Westlaw: Advanced     show
Westlaw is a legal database service. Westlaw provides full-text access to legal information

Target Audience: Undergraduate, Postgraduate Students, Academic and Support Staff.