The Library presents several training opportunities during the next few weeks for postgraduate students and researchers as well as new academic staff members. Please see the list below and follow the link to make a booking.
Please note that all sessions will be conducted in English, unless indicated otherwise, and that basic computer literacy is required.
Copyright issues in theses and dissertation writing
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Wednesday 1 Mar (12:30-13:30)
Target audience: Masters' and Doctoral students
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Your research footprint: tracking and enhancing scholarly and scientific impact
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Thursday 2 Mar (10:00-12:00)
Target audience: Academic staff and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Refworks: reference management for beginners
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Tues 7 March (11:00-13:00)
Target audience: Postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Finding government statistics
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Wednesday 8 Mar (10:00-12:00)
Target audience: Postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Tips on how to format your thesis (MS Word)
Venue: E-classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Date & Time: Thu 9 March (11:00-13:00)
Target audience: Postgraduate students
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Library induction to resources, services and training available to postgraduate students and academic staff
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Date: Mon, 13 March (9:00 – 10:15)
Target audience: New academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Find books or articles using SUNSearch (Library search engine)
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Date: Mon, 13 March (11:00 – 12:00)
Target audience: New postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Improving your literature search strategy
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Tue 14 March (9:30 -11:00)
Target audience: New postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
E-books workshop
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Tue 14 March (11:30 -13:00)
Target audience: New postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Mendeley for reference management and academic networking (Advanced)
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Tue 15 March (11:00 -13:00)
Target audience: Postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Managing your unique author ID with ORCID
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Thursday 16 Feb (12:30-14:00)
Target audience: Academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Are you using Google/Google Scholar Optimally?
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Mon 20 March (9:30-10-30)
Target audience: New postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
What are the benefits of Open Access publishing for researchers
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Tuesday 28 Mar (12:30-14:00)
Target audience: Academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Useful tools and applications for research
Venue: E-Classroom (Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library)
Dates: Thu 30 Mar (11:00-13:00)
Target audience: Postgraduate students and researchers
Booking and more information: Library training calendar
Please note that all sessions will be conducted in English, unless otherwise indicated, and that basic computer literacy is required.
