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The Library and Information Service will be presenting its 6th Library Research Week from 30 July to 3 August 2018. This year the theme is Research in Action. Emerging Stellenbosch University researchers and students will be equipped with practical knowledge of research essentials such as their literature search strategy, writing a research proposal, copyright issues and managing research data.
For the first time, Tygerberg Campus will have their own version of Research Week in the brand new Medicine and Health Sciences Library.
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We are excited to be partnering with Emerald Publishing to bring you the Research Week Emerald Competition!
Please complete the
Emerald Quiz, to win one of the following fantasic prizes: *1st: Fitbit;
2nd: Echo dot;
3rd: Emerald goodies.
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PROGRAMME
Monday 30 July : Launch of Research Week
Setting the Scene Guest speaker: Prof Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor, Education Policy Studies: "Research as an Intellectual activity—the ethics and politics of chasing research outputs."
Prof Jansen will also lead a panel discussion on the highs and lows of 100 years of research at Stellenbosch University.
The other panel members are Dr Therina Theron (Research and Innovation), Prof Michael Cherry (Botany and Zoology), Prof Albert Grundlingh (History), Prof Nico Gey van Pittius (Medicine and Health Sciences) and Ms Zuziwe Nyareli (PhD student, Botany and Zoology).
The discussion will be followed by a cocktail function.
| | Date | Monday 30 July
| | Time | 14:00-17:00
| | Venue | STIAS
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STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Tuesday 31 July: Research essentials in action
Literature search strategy improved
Learn to improve your literature search strategy to get the best possible results when searching for information in databases. This hands-on session provides practical tips and tools to better equip you for the research phase during which you will gather information from literature.
Presenter: Hanlie Strydom | Date
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Tuesday 31 July
| Time
| 10:00-11:00
| Venue
| E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
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Managing your references with Mendeley
Managing your references is a daunting task. This workshop will introduce you to Mendeley, a free tool focusing mainly on reference management. Mendeley offers various services, including reference management, organising and annotation of PDF documents and collaboration.
Presenter: Pepler Head | | Date |
Tuesday 31 July
| | Time | 11:00-12:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Presentation |  | |
Enchance your online identity and impact as a researcher: ORCID and beyondThere are many ways in which you can increase your impact as a researcher. By enhancing your online identity you will be a few steps closer. It all starts with having a unique author identifier (we recommend ORCID) and from there you could grow your impact by making sure your information on the web is accurate and up to date. Other ways to improve your impact as a researcher will also be discussed, such as the importance of where to publish, Open Access publishing, having author profiles on other networking sites such as ResearchGate and Mendeley. A quick overview of methods to increase your citations will also be addressed.
Presenter: Marié Roux | | Date | Tuesday 31 July
| | Time |
12:00-13:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Presentation | |
Tuesday 31 July: Historical research in action
Launch of the Library's Marloth Digital Collection
The Library and Information Service, in cooperation with the Department of Botany and Zoology, will be launching the Marloth Digital Collection. Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German chemist and pharmacist who immigrated to the Cape of Good Hope in 1883, is regarded as one of South Africa’s greatest early botanists. Marloth is best known for his magnum opus,
The Flora of South Africa, compiled between 1912 and 1932 in collaboration with botanical illustrator, Ethel Dixie. The Marloth family donated the original illustrations and plates with handwritten notes to Stellenbosch University Library. This precious collection has now been taken up in the SUNDigital Collections of the Stellenbosch University Library. Presenters: - Mimi Seyffert-Wirth (SUNDigital Collections)
- Piet Vorster (Botanist)
- Vicki Thomas (Botanical artist): Botanical illustration – A visual language for Science
- Professor Anton Pauw (Department of Botany and Zoology): Rudolf Marloth’s
Flora of South Africa in the context of today’s science
| | Date | Tuesday 31 July
| | Time |
15:30-17:30 | | Venue | Africana Room: Special Collections (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Bookings |
By invitation only |
Wednesday 1 August: Research data in action
Hands-on data cleaning using OpenRefine and R use caseA hands-on session illustrating the use of OpenRefine for cleaning structured data, based on the Data Carpentry curriculum, followed by a demonstration of the use of R for research data analysis. Please note that the hands-on section will make use of the workstations available in the e-classroom, where the software will be preloaded.
Presenter: Ian van der Linde
Refreshments will be provided | | Date | Wednesday 1 August | | Time | 10:00-13:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Bookings |  |
Data dissemination through an institutional repositoryThe workshop is designed to demonstrate the functions of an institutional digital data repository. The workshop will be divided into the following sections:
- A contextual overview of research data management
- An introduction into research data sharing and dissemination
- The different components of a data repository
3.1 Interfaces for searching, browsing and retrieving content
3.2 User account
3.3 Interface for adding research data to the repository
3.4 The different spaces used to share and disseminate research data
Presenter: Samuel Simango | | Date | Wednesday 1 August | | Time | 14:30-16:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library) | | Bookings | |
Thursday 2 August: Writing in action
Getting and keeping momentum in writingWriting is hard work and, as you have probably noticed, there is more to it than mastering technical skills alone. Part of the struggle of writing lies in managing yourself, your expectations and your confidence. In this session, the presenter will discuss some of the challenges writers face and how one might deal with these challenges. She will also use some short exercises that can stimulate stuck writers.
Presenter: Dr Rose Richards (Writing Lab)
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Date
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Thursday 2 August |
Time
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10:00-11:00
| | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library) | | Presentation | |
Copyright Issues in thesis and dissertation writing
This presentation provides an overview of the copyright issues which students typically encounter while working on their theses or dissertations. The session will cover copyright, fair use and obtaining copyright permission.
Presenter: Carol Kat | | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
12:30-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
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Your research proposalThis panel discussion will give you an opportunity to ask questions and gain different views on to how you need to write your research proposal. A supervisor will raise issues that supervisors worry about, what he does about them and why he gives certain sorts of feedback. Dr Richards from the Writing Lab will offer a point of view about writing the proposal and a postgraduate student who has recently been through the proposal experience will show how they managed certain situations.
Presenters: - Dr Rose Richards (Writing Lab)
- Prof Leslie Swartz (Psychology)
| | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
14:00-15:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Bookings | |
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Friday 3 August: Wellness support in action
Wellness during the research processDr Arendse, Deputy Director: Student Recruitment and Career Counselling, will provide guidelines on how one can stay mentally fit and healthy during the research process.
Presenter: Dr Gillian Arendse | | Date | Friday 3 August
| | Time |
10:00-11:30 | | Venue | Staff Room (Stellenbosch University Library)
| Presentation
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Enquiries: Naomi Visser, Co-ordinator at Stellenbosch University Library |
E-mail | Tel: (021) 808 4433
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MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
Wednesday 1 August: Writing in action
Your research proposalA short panel discussion on research proposal writing. Rose runs the Stellenbosch Writing Lab and Hilmar and Karen are senior writing consultants who work at both Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses. Hilmar and Karen are also researchers based at Tygerberg.
Presenter: Dr Rose Richards | | Date | Wednesday 1 August
| | Time |
10:00-11:00 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Presentation | |
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When is copyright copywrong? Copyright perspectives to consider when researching and writing your thesis.
Popular copyright arguments that are regularly presented by students and staff include ' it's on the internet, so I assume it's for free' or ' I altered the original image or content so I don't need permission' or ' it says royalty-free, so I can use it'. This presentation addresses copyright myths and deals with what is permissible as well as the limitations and restrictions regarding the use of third party content within a thesis or dissertation and then briefly looks at the ownership of this content created by SU students during the course of the execution of their study obligations (including all research conducted as part of such studies).
Presenter: Carol Kat
| | Date | Wednesday 1 August
| | Time |
12:30-13:30 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
How to write an academic article
Presenter: Prof Susan van Schalkwyk
| | Date | Wednesday 1 August
| | Time |
14:00-15:30 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
Thursday 2 August: Research data in action
Hands-on data cleaning using OpenRefine
A hands-on session illustrating the use of OpenRefine for cleaning structured data, based on the Data Carpentry curriculum.
Please note that the session will make use of the workstations available in the venue, where the software will be preloaded.
Presenter: Ian van der Linde
| | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
10:30-12:00 | | Venue | Digital room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
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Data dissemination through an institutional repositoryThis introductory workshop is designed to assist you with general background on how to manage your research data, including an overview of the Research Data Management (RDM) lifecycle. It will also give you an introduction on Data Management Planning and some advice on where to deposit your data.
Presenter: Samuel Simango | | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
13:00-15:30 | | Venue |
Digital room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
Friday 3 August: Support in action
Funding proposal writingPresenter: Dr Tania Brodovscky
| | Date | Friday 3 August
| | Time |
10:30-12:00 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Presentation | |
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Enquiries: Alvina Matthee, Co-ordinator at Medicine & Health Sciences Library |
E-mail | Tel: (021) 938 9367
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The Library and Information Service will be presenting its 6th Library Research Week from 30 July to 3 August 2018. This year the theme is Research in Action. Emerging Stellenbosch University researchers and students will be equipped with practical knowledge of research essentials such as their literature search strategy, writing a research proposal, copyright issues and managing research data.
For the first time, Tygerberg Campus will have their own version of Research Week in the brand new Medicine and Health Sciences Library.
|
|
We are excited to be partnering with Emerald Publishing to bring you the Research Week Emerald Competition!
Please complete the
Emerald Quiz, to win one of the following fantasic prizes: *1st: Fitbit;
2nd : Echo dot;
3rd: Emerald goodies.
|
Monday 30 July : Launch of Research Week
Setting the Scene Guest speaker: Prof Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor, Education Policy Studies: "Research as an Intellectual activity—the ethics and politics of chasing research outputs."
Prof Jansen will also lead a panel discussion on the highs and lows of 100 years of research at Stellenbosch University.
The other panel members are Dr Therina Theron (Research and Innovation), Prof Michael Cherry (Botany and Zoology), Prof Albert Grundlingh (History), Prof Nico Gey van Pittius (Medicine and Health Sciences) and Ms Zuziwe Nyareli (PhD student, Botany and Zoology).
The discussion will be followed by a cocktail function.
| | Date | Monday 30 July
| | Time | 14:00-17:00
| | Venue | STIAS
| | Bookings |
|
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Tuesday 31 July: Research essentials in action
Literature search strategy improved
Learn to improve your literature search strategy to get the best possible results when searching for information in databases. This hands-on session provides practical tips and tools to better equip you for the research phase during which you will gather information from literature.
Presenter: Hanlie Strydom | Date
|
Tuesday 31 July
| Time
| 10:00-11:00
| Venue
| E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| Presentation
|
|
Managing your references with Mendeley
Managing your references is a daunting task. This workshop will introduce you to Mendeley, a free tool focusing mainly on reference management. Mendeley offers various services, including reference management, organising and annotation of PDF documents and collaboration.
Presenter: Pepler Head | | Date |
Tuesday 31 July
| | Time | 11:00-12:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Presentation | | |
Enchance your online identity and impact as a researcher: ORCID and beyondThere are many ways in which you can increase your impact as a researcher. By enhancing your online identity you will be a few steps closer. It all starts with having a unique author identifier (we recommend ORCID) and from there you could grow your impact by making sure your information on the web is accurate and up to date. Other ways to improve your impact as a researcher will also be discussed, such as the importance of where to publish, Open Access publishing, having author profiles on other networking sites such as ResearchGate and Mendeley. A quick overview of methods to increase your citations will also be addressed.
Presenter: Marié Roux | | Date | Tuesday 31 July
| | Time |
12:00-13:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Presentation | |
Tuesday 31 July: Historical research in action
Launch of the Library's Marloth Digital Collection
The Library and Information Service, in cooperation with the Department of Botany and Zoology, will be launching the Marloth Digital Collection. Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German chemist and pharmacist who immigrated to the Cape of Good Hope in 1883, is regarded as one of South Africa’s greatest early botanists. Marloth is best known for his magnum opus,
The Flora of South Africa, compiled between 1912 and 1932 in collaboration with botanical illustrator, Ethel Dixie. The Marloth family donated the original illustrations and plates with handwritten notes to Stellenbosch University Library. This precious collection has now been taken up in the SUNDigital Collections of the Stellenbosch University Library. Presenters: - Mimi Seyffert-Wirth (SUNDigital Collections)
- Piet Vorster (Botanist)
- Vicki Thomas (Botanical artist): Botanical illustration – A visual language for Science
- Professor Anton Pauw (Department of Botany and Zoology): Rudolf Marloth’s
Flora of South Africa in the context of today’s science
| | Date | Tuesday 31 July
| | Time |
15:30-17:30 | | Venue | Africana Room: Special Collections (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Bookings | By invitation only |
Wednesday 1 August: Research data in action
Hands-on data cleaning using OpenRefine and R use caseA hands-on session illustrating the use of OpenRefine for cleaning structured data, based on the Data Carpentry curriculum, followed by a demonstration of the use of R for research data analysis. Please note that the hands-on section will make use of the workstations available in the e-classroom, where the software will be preloaded.
Presenter: Ian van der Linde
Refreshments will be provided | | Date | Wednesday 1 August | | Time | 10:00-13:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Bookings | |
Data dissemination through an institutional repositoryThe workshop is designed to demonstrate the functions of an institutional digital data repository. The workshop will be divided into the following sections:
- A contextual overview of research data management
- An introduction into research data sharing and dissemination
- The different components of a data repository
3.1 Interfaces for searching, browsing and retrieving content
3.2 User account
3.3 Interface for adding research data to the repository
3.4 The different spaces used to share and disseminate research data
Presenter: Samuel Simango | | Date | Wednesday 1 August | | Time | 14:30-16:00 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library) | | Bookings | |
Thursday 2 August: Writing in action
Getting and keeping momentum in writingWriting is hard work and, as you have probably noticed, there is more to it than mastering technical skills alone. Part of the struggle of writing lies in managing yourself, your expectations and your confidence. In this session, the presenter will discuss some of the challenges writers face and how one might deal with these challenges. She will also use some short exercises that can stimulate stuck writers.
Presenter: Dr Rose Richards (Writing Lab)
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Date
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Thursday 2 August |
Time
|
10:00-11:00
| | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library) | | Presentation | |
Copyright Issues in thesis and dissertation writing
This presentation provides an overview of the copyright issues which students typically encounter while working on their theses or dissertations. The session will cover copyright, fair use and obtaining copyright permission.
Presenter: Carol Kat | | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
12:30-13:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Presentation | |
Your research proposalThis panel discussion will give you an opportunity to ask questions and gain different views on to how you need to write your research proposal. A supervisor will raise issues that supervisors worry about, what he does about them and why he gives certain sorts of feedback. Dr Richards from the Writing Lab will offer a point of view about writing the proposal and a postgraduate student who has recently been through the proposal experience will show how they managed certain situations.
Presenters: - Dr Rose Richards (Writing Lab)
- Prof Leslie Swartz (Psychology)
| | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
14:00-15:30 | | Venue | E-classroom, Learning Commons (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Bookings | |
Friday 3 August: Wellness support in action
Wellness during the research processDr Arendse, Deputy Director: Student Recruitment and Career Counselling, will provide guidelines on how one can stay mentally fit and healthy during the research process.
Presenter: Dr Gillian Arendse | | Date | Friday 3 August
| | Time |
10:00-11:30 | | Venue | Staff Room (Stellenbosch University Library)
| | Presentation | |
Enquiries: Naomi Visser, Co-ordinator at Stellenbosch University Library |
E-mail | Tel: (021) 808 4433
|
MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
Wednesday 1 August: Writing in action
Your research proposalA short panel discussion on research proposal writing. Rose runs the Stellenbosch Writing Lab and Hilmar and Karen are senior writing consultants who work at both Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses. Hilmar and Karen are also researchers based at Tygerberg.
Presenter: Dr Rose Richards | | Date | Wednesday 1 August
| | Time |
10:00-11:00 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
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Presentation | |
|
When is copyright copywrong? Copyright perspectives to consider when researching and writing your thesis.
Popular copyright arguments that are regularly presented by students and staff include ' it's on the internet, so I assume it's for free' or ' I altered the original image or content so I don't need permission' or ' it says royalty-free, so I can use it'. This presentation addresses copyright myths and deals with what is permissible as well as the limitations and restrictions regarding the use of third party content within a thesis or dissertation and then briefly looks at the ownership of this content created by SU students during the course of the execution of their study obligations (including all research conducted as part of such studies).
Presenter: Carol Kat
| | Date | Wednesday 1 August
| | Time |
12:30-13:30 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
How to write an academic article
Presenter: Prof Susan van Schalkwyk
| | Date | Wednesday 1 August
| | Time |
14:00-15:30 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
Thursday 2 August: Research data in action
Hands-on data cleaning using OpenRefine
A hands-on session illustrating the use of OpenRefine for cleaning structured data, based on the Data Carpentry curriculum.
Please note that the session will make use of the workstations available in the venue, where the software will be preloaded.
Presenter: Ian van der Linde
| | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
10:30-12:00 | | Venue | Digital room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
|
Data dissemination through an institutional repositoryThis introductory workshop is designed to assist you with general background on how to manage your research data, including an overview of the Research Data Management (RDM) lifecycle. It will also give you an introduction on Data Management Planning and some advice on where to deposit your data.
Presenter: Samuel Simango | | Date | Thursday 2 August
| | Time |
13:00-15:30 | | Venue |
Digital room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Bookings | |
Friday 3 August: Support in action
Funding proposal writingPresenter: Dr Tania Brodovscky
| | Date | Friday 3 August
| | Time |
10:30-12:00 | | Venue | Video conference room (Medicine & Health Sciences Library)
| | Presentation | |
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Enquiries: Alvina Matthee, Co-ordinator at Medicine & Health Sciences Library |
E-mail | Tel: (021) 938 9367
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