Book now for the next Library Session
When: Friday 29th May from 10:30 to 11:30
Where: The Group Room on Level 14, 16o Ann Street
What: In this session we look at the features of Delicious with a particular focus on the Library@DERM internet subject links.
The session also covers how to set up an account of your own, to convert your current Favourites into and organised and tagged list which you can access from any computer.
There are only 8 place available so Contact the library to book a place for this session
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Introducing Environment Complete
When: Friday May 15 from 10:30 to 11:30
Where: Group Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street
Places are limited.
Contact the library to book a place for this session
• Environment Complete indexes the journal literature in environmentally relevant areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
• Environment Complete contains more than 1,957,000 records from more than journal titles going back to the 1940s as well as more than 120 monographs.
• Environment Complete also contains full text for more than 680 journals, including many of the most used journals in the discipline, such as Environment (back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology, etc. Additionally, Environment Complete provides full text for 120 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management, etc.
• This session is designed introduce the user to all the features of this database and to demonstrate how to set up a personal profile, select, save, and export or printout references and articles.
Where: Group Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street
Places are limited.
Contact the library to book a place for this session
• Environment Complete indexes the journal literature in environmentally relevant areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
• Environment Complete contains more than 1,957,000 records from more than journal titles going back to the 1940s as well as more than 120 monographs.
• Environment Complete also contains full text for more than 680 journals, including many of the most used journals in the discipline, such as Environment (back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology, etc. Additionally, Environment Complete provides full text for 120 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management, etc.
• This session is designed introduce the user to all the features of this database and to demonstrate how to set up a personal profile, select, save, and export or printout references and articles.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Google Tips and Tricks
Presented by DERM Library
Where: Group Room Level 14
When? 10.30 am - Friday May 1st
What: We will be looking at some tricks to make the most of your Google Searches.
Bookings are essential
Contact the library to book a place for this session
by 4.30 pm Thursday April 30
Where: Group Room Level 14
When? 10.30 am - Friday May 1st
What: We will be looking at some tricks to make the most of your Google Searches.
Bookings are essential
Contact the library to book a place for this session
by 4.30 pm Thursday April 30
Monday, April 6, 2009
SuperSearch Training Session
There will be a session on using the library search tool "SuperSearch" in the Group Room on Level 14 of 160 Ann Street on Friday 17th April at 10:30 am
The session will last approximately one hour and will demonstrate the various features of this tool, the basics of searching and how to retrieve and export records into Refworks.
Please contact the library to book a place.
If you cannot attend the Friday session just contact the library staff to arrange an individual session at the time of your choice.
The session will last approximately one hour and will demonstrate the various features of this tool, the basics of searching and how to retrieve and export records into Refworks.
Please contact the library to book a place.
If you cannot attend the Friday session just contact the library staff to arrange an individual session at the time of your choice.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Library Training
This coming Friday morning (Friday 3rd April) the topic will be Introducing Scopus.
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
It's designed to find the information scientists need. It is quick and easy to use and comprehensive in scope. Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process.
It is updated daily and covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, including 1200 open-access journals, conference proceedings, trade publication and book series.
The session will showcase the features available and demonstrate how to set up a personal profile and how to export references into RefWorks folders.
Bookings are essential. Only 8 places available.
Contact the library to book a place for this session
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
It's designed to find the information scientists need. It is quick and easy to use and comprehensive in scope. Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process.
It is updated daily and covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, including 1200 open-access journals, conference proceedings, trade publication and book series.
The session will showcase the features available and demonstrate how to set up a personal profile and how to export references into RefWorks folders.
Bookings are essential. Only 8 places available.
Contact the library to book a place for this session
Monday, March 9, 2009
Library Information Sessions: March through May
The library staff will be presenting the following talks/demonstrations in the coming weeks.
As there is only room for up to 8 persons for each session bookings are essential and places are allotted on first-come-first-serve basis.
Contact the library to book a place
Please indicate in the body of the message which session you wish to attend.
All sessions will take place in the Group Meeting Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street and will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Friday 20th March : Introducing RefWorks
This is a brief demonstration of the bibliographic management tool, RefWorks which is available to all staff.
This can be used to keep track of all the material you have researched, to sort the information in topic areas, and to produce bibliographies for articles and papers
Friday 3rd April : Introducing Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. It is updated daily.
It covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, 1200 open-access journals, conference proceedings, trade publication and book series.
The session will highlight the features available, demonstrate how to set up a personal profile and export references into your RefWorks folders.
Friday April 17th : Introducing SuperSearch
Supersearch is a Federated search engine. This tool permits a simultaneous search of the library catalogue and the library databases using a single search query.
The session will demonstrate the various features of this search engine, the basics of searching and retrieving material and exporting records into Refworks.
Friday May 1st : Google Tips and Tricks
This session has proved popular in the past.
It outlines various methods of ensuring quality results from searches on Google, looks at the various features of Google including enabling users to export references directly into Refworks
Friday May 15th : Looking at Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. and contains more than 1,957,000 records.
It also contains full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs.
This session will outline the features available to searchers, show how to set up a personal profile, and how to export references from the database into Refworks.
Friday May 29th : Managing your Favourite Websites
This session highlights the tool Delicious, which facilitates keeping track of all those websites you use in your regular tasks.
Delicious provides a means to store and arrange all the sites so that they can be accessed from any terminal at any time.
The session outlines the steps in setting up an account and how to make maximum usage of all the features available.
As there is only room for up to 8 persons for each session bookings are essential and places are allotted on first-come-first-serve basis.
Contact the library to book a place
Please indicate in the body of the message which session you wish to attend.
All sessions will take place in the Group Meeting Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street and will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Friday 20th March : Introducing RefWorks
This is a brief demonstration of the bibliographic management tool, RefWorks which is available to all staff.
This can be used to keep track of all the material you have researched, to sort the information in topic areas, and to produce bibliographies for articles and papers
Friday 3rd April : Introducing Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process. It is updated daily.
It covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, 1200 open-access journals, conference proceedings, trade publication and book series.
The session will highlight the features available, demonstrate how to set up a personal profile and export references into your RefWorks folders.
Friday April 17th : Introducing SuperSearch
Supersearch is a Federated search engine. This tool permits a simultaneous search of the library catalogue and the library databases using a single search query.
The session will demonstrate the various features of this search engine, the basics of searching and retrieving material and exporting records into Refworks.
Friday May 1st : Google Tips and Tricks
This session has proved popular in the past.
It outlines various methods of ensuring quality results from searches on Google, looks at the various features of Google including enabling users to export references directly into Refworks
Friday May 15th : Looking at Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. and contains more than 1,957,000 records.
It also contains full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs.
This session will outline the features available to searchers, show how to set up a personal profile, and how to export references from the database into Refworks.
Friday May 29th : Managing your Favourite Websites
This session highlights the tool Delicious, which facilitates keeping track of all those websites you use in your regular tasks.
Delicious provides a means to store and arrange all the sites so that they can be accessed from any terminal at any time.
The session outlines the steps in setting up an account and how to make maximum usage of all the features available.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
OOPS!
It has just been pointed out that I made an error in the date for this Friday's Morning Tea+. The Google Tips and Tricks session is at 10.30 am on Friday the 20th and so the emails should be in by 4.30 pm. on Thursday 19th
Contact the library to reserve a place
Contact the library to reserve a place
Monday, February 16, 2009
Google Tips and Tricks
At the Morning Tea+ scheduled for Friday 19th we will be looking at some tricks to make the most of your Google Searches.
Drop up to the Library on Level 15 at 10.30 am for coffee and biscuits. If there are sufficient people interested in the presentation we will adjourn to the conference room on Level 14.
Bookings are essential
Contact the library to reserve a place
Drop up to the Library on Level 15 at 10.30 am for coffee and biscuits. If there are sufficient people interested in the presentation we will adjourn to the conference room on Level 14.
Bookings are essential
Contact the library to reserve a place
Monday, February 2, 2009
A Taste of "Delicious"
The topic for discussion at the next scheduled Morning Tea+ on Friday February 6, in the Level 14 Conference Room is Delicious. This is a tool which allows the user to store all their favourite websites and allows access from any terminal at any time.
During this talk we will have a look at the Library collection of Websites currently under construction, discover the features available in the resource, and present suggestions on how you can get started in creating your own collection of sites.
Spaces are limited so be sure to RSVP by the 4:30 on Thursday 5th.
Contact the library to request a place
During this talk we will have a look at the Library collection of Websites currently under construction, discover the features available in the resource, and present suggestions on how you can get started in creating your own collection of sites.
Spaces are limited so be sure to RSVP by the 4:30 on Thursday 5th.
Contact the library to request a place
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Library's Bookmarks
The Library is currently adding all the Library Internet Sites to Delicious.
We are interested in your feedback on this project so take a look at LibraryEPA's Bookmarks and email us with your comments.
If you want to find out more about Delicious we can present a short explanatory session at one of our regular Morning Tea+ held every second Friday morning.
The next is scheduled for 6th February and if there is a particular topic you would like covered at this session please let us know.
Contact the library to request attend this session
We are interested in your feedback on this project so take a look at LibraryEPA's Bookmarks and email us with your comments.
If you want to find out more about Delicious we can present a short explanatory session at one of our regular Morning Tea+ held every second Friday morning.
The next is scheduled for 6th February and if there is a particular topic you would like covered at this session please let us know.
Contact the library to request attend this session
Monday, January 12, 2009
Morning Tea +
You are invited to join us for morning tea every second Friday.
Where: The Group Conference Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street.
When: Between 10:30 and 11:30 am.
What: Besides providing morning tea we will be offering information sessions. The first on January 23rd will be on RSS feeds. So if you are wondering what these are then come along and find out.
Contact the library to request a place
Where: The Group Conference Room, Level 14, 160 Ann Street.
When: Between 10:30 and 11:30 am.
What: Besides providing morning tea we will be offering information sessions. The first on January 23rd will be on RSS feeds. So if you are wondering what these are then come along and find out.
Contact the library to request a place
Library Updates
We wish you all a very Happy New Year and look to seeing or hearing from you all in the library during 2009.
As we are always looking for ways to improve our services and access to information we are continuing to look for and to try out innovative tools.
We are about to update the library Internet links and plan to put them all on Delicious. If you are not familiar with this tool have a look at it Delicious. If you want to know how to use it we are planning on including a workshop on it in one of our future library sessions.
As we are always looking for ways to improve our services and access to information we are continuing to look for and to try out innovative tools.
We are about to update the library Internet links and plan to put them all on Delicious. If you are not familiar with this tool have a look at it Delicious. If you want to know how to use it we are planning on including a workshop on it in one of our future library sessions.
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