The Thesis Whisperer blog has compiled a list of their top ten most popular posts from 2013. The list includes: How to write faster 5 time management ideas… from part time PhD students How NOT to hand in your PhD How to create ‘authoritative voice’ in your writing You can see the full […]
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Presentation from EThOS webinar now available
In December the British Library held a webinar on how their EThoS PhD theses service could be useful for your research. The webinar was aimed at researchers, students, librarians and anyone who is interested in finding and using PhD theses. The presentation from the webinar is now available and EThOS will be updating their […]
Environment Digimap: access until 31 July 2014
Environment Digimap offers land cover map data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). University of Stirling has access until 31st July 2014 while the Collection is free from EDINA. Environment Digimap offers two facilities: mapping through Environment Roam, and the ability to download data through Environment Download. The data available, CEH’s […]
Doing your dissertation with Microsoft Word
The book “Doing your dissertation with Microsoft® Word” by Jacques Raubenheimer is now available for borrowing from the library, this book was recently very well reviewed on the Thesis Whisperer blog. The reviewer was “deeply impressed” with the depth of Raubenheimer’s knowledge; saying he offers “nuggets of super user wisdom” and that the author’s […]
Free webinar Using doctoral theses in your research: a guide to EThOS
The British Library is holding a free webinar on how their EThoS PhD theses service works. Webinar on 10 December 2013, 11.00am GMT Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5131544266794515713 EThOS http://ethos.bl.uk is the UK’s national database for PhD theses, managed by the British Library. It’s a fantastic resource for researchers, with over 100,000 UK theses freely […]
Work in Library Study Zone on Monday evening
Estates and Campus Services have arranged for some work to take place in the 24/7 Library Study Zone, the area adjacent to the Library, after 5pm on Monday 21st October. We apologise for any noise and disruption that this may cause.
The Research Funding Toolkit: How to Plan and Write Successful Grant Applications
Described as a “must-have for every researcher”, the book “The Research Funding Toolkit” is very clear about its aim “to improve the quality of your grant applications and help you obtain funds to support your research”. The premise of the book is that in order to win funding you need to know three things: […]
2012 Journal Citation Reports now available
Journal Citation Reports are an immensely useful tool and can help you: – identify journals with the greatest total cites and the highest impact in your field – find the most appropriate and influential journals in which to publish Each edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is published annually following the year of coverage […]
Web of Knowledge databases may not be available 27 April until 29 April
Please be advised that scheduled maintenance of Web of Knowledge databases will take place beginning on Saturday, 27th April 2013 at 23:00 and ending by Monday, 29th April 2013 at 02:00. Web of Knowledge databases may not be available during this period. This will affect: – Web of Science (Citation databases and Conference […]
Getting to Grips with RefWorks workshop
All students are welcome to this Getting to Grips with RefWorks workshop. This is an introductory workshop that will help you to collect, organise and produce lists of references using the RefWorks software. Meet inside the entrance to the Library on: Tues 19th March 11am – 12 noon or Monday 25th March 2pm – 3pm […]