The Aspire resource lists are dynamic so they tell the students where in the library a book is located. Worried that the students are not reading key papers? Check the stats using the Aspire Dashboard feature. We’ll also look at what makes a good resource list. Date & time: Wednesday 14 May 1200 – […]
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Feedback wanted for Data Citation Principles
People have been working on data citation issues for a long time. Different groups and different communities have come up with different guidelines and recommendations on how data should be cited. The different approaches generally agree in principle, but there are some distinct differences. At the first Plenary of RDA people from many organizations came to […]
New reading lists for Spring 2014
Within the Aspire reading list software, references link to the book or journal details in the library catalogue, so students can immediately check availability, place holds, etc. References to our electronic journal articles can link directly to the article. Lists can include references to paper materials, as well as links to web sites and other […]
ZETOC User Satisfaction Survey
The satisfaction survey is presented when you first visit the ZETOC home page at: http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk and also available by using the ‘Zetoc Survey 2013’ link listed in the ‘Please Note’ section. It would be really appreciated if you are able to take a few minutes of your time to provide feedback […]
Research bites – feedback wanted
During the summer we ran a pilot programme for Researchers called Research Bites. We have set up a survey to gather feedback on what you thought of the sessions, the timing of the sessions; whether you want sessions repeated and what else you would like to see included. If you did not attend any of […]
Research Bites: spaces available for Knowledge Network and Data Management Planning sessions
The Research Bites summer programme is a programme aimed at researchers. The following two sessions still have places remaining: Knowledge Network 7 August 12.30pm in the Library Seminar Room. This session is only open to School of Nursing Midwifery and Health researchers The Knowledge Network provides access to “over 12 million information and learning […]
Research bites: extra added session – Introduction to RefWorks
This session has been requested by a number of researchers and will take place on Tuesday 25th June at 12.30 to 1.30pm in Training Room 1 on Level 4 of the Library. Come along to find out how to use RefWorks to organise and manage your references. The workshop will include how to enter references […]
G8 ministers endorse open access
Science ministers from the G8 group of the world’s richest countries have jointly endorsed the need to increase access to publicly-funded research. See http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/g8-science-ministers-endorse-open-access/2004820.article for the full Times Higher Education article.
Research Bites: Write N Cite 4.0, 19th June, 12.30pm
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3080" title="Refwork logo" src="https://isnews.stir.ac.uk/files/2013/06/Refworksimage51.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="37" style="float:right" Research Bites is a new summer programme of lunchtime briefings for researchers. The second session is on Write N Cite 4.0 on Wednesday 19th June at 12.30pm in the Library Seminar Room. Come along to find out how Write N Cite 4.0 might […]
Advice on Using Dropbox
Lots of people now use DropBox. Mark Toole, Director of Information Services has written some advice about Dropbox , including when it is not safe to do so and some tips for when you do use Dropbox.