Upcoming Information Skills Classes in the Health Sciences Library

Dear All,

The Health Sciences Library will be running a series of information skills classes over coming weeks. There's no need to register for these -- simply drop in!

Here are the details:


Introduction to Endnote

Create an Endnote library -- Search databases / library catalogue and export references into your EndNote library -- Use EndNote to Cite While You Write (CWYW) in Word

Dates: Thursday 27 August & Tuesday 1 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Faculty Liaison Librarian
Venue: Health Sciences Library Training Room


Literature Reviews: Finding, Analysing and Managing Your Information

Discover the purposes and key features of a literature review -- Learn how to locate and critically evaluate information -- Find examples of literature reviews in your subject area

Date: Thursday 3 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Faculty Liaison Librarian
Venue: Health Sciences Library Training Room


Developing an Argument

Developing an argument to substantiate a point of view

Date: Tuesday 1 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Learning Skills Adviser
Venue: Health Sciences Library Study Room 1


Writing a Literature Review

How to tell a story and let your own voice come through in the review

Date: Thursday 3 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Learning Skills Adviser
Venue: Health Sciences Library Study Room 1


Pronunciation (designed for non English speaking background students)

Bring your own material, e.g. lecture notes, to practise pronunciation of medical terms

Date: Tuesday 8 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Learning Skills Adviser
Venue: Health Sciences Library Study Room 1


Writing a Report

How to structure different types of reports and decide on the appropriate language

Date: Thursday 10 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Learning Skills Adviser
Venue: Health Sciences Library Study Room 1


Where to Publish?

Which Journals have the highest impact factors in your areas of research? Who are the key researchers?

Date: Tuesday 15 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Faculty Liaison Librarian
Venue: Health Sciences Library Training Room


Web of Science: ResearcherID

Help researchers to manage their publications and access citation metrics

Date: Thursday 17 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Faculty Liaison Librarian
Venue: Health Sciences Library Training Room


Research Skills: Keeping Up-To-Date

Stay up-to-date with the latest scholarly information – Setting up alert services, My profile and saved searches

Date: Tuesday 22 September 12.00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Faculty Liaison Librarian
Venue: Health Sciences Library Training Room


Research Skills: New Features of Web of Science

Recent enhancements to the Web of Knowledge platform including searchable funding data

Date: Thursday 24 September
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Presenter: Faculty Liaison Librarian
Venue: Health Sciences Library Training Room


If you have any questions, please let me know.

Hope to see you there,
Kate