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EndNote for arts and social sciences
Central workshop provided by the Library, with Jackie Hanes and Catherine Taylor
RefWorks for arts and social sciences
Central workshop provided by the Library, with Andrew Dunn and Catherine Taylor
How to reference for the sciences
Central workshop provided by the Library, with Sarah Whittaker and Neil Donohue
How to reference for the arts and humanities
Central workshop provided by the Library, with Jackie Hanes
The Adrian Mole diaries
Visit our exhibition and explore how the 'Secret diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 3/4' - one of the most widely read books of the 1980s - was written and published.
Sharing your research in the Web 2.0 world
Find out how you could disseminate your research output via video (You Tube), audio (Audacity, Soundcloud), ebooks (iBooks Author, Calibre) and interactive presentations (Prezi). The pros and cons of the different formats and different software will be considered.
Terese Bird will use examples from her recent research project 'Manufacturing Pasts' to demonstrate the range of tools available to help you share your research with a wider audience.
Places on this course are limited, so please sign up via PROSE
Workshop leader: Terese Bird, Learning Technologist and SCORE Research FellowMaking your research information come to you
Covers RSS feeds, table of contents and search alerts; three easy ways to keep up to date with new research and news in your subject.
Library is open over Christmas and New Year
We are open every day except 25 and 26 December and 1 January ...
Christmas Vacation Arrangements
Details of Library opening hours and services over the Christmas vacation
Introduction to Mendeley
Please note: You must register with Mendeley before attending this session.
Borrow a Netbook from the Library
There are 40 netbooks available for loan from the self service lockers in the Help Zone
New electronic journals in software, technology and engineering
The archives of two IBM journals have been added to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library
New University App released
Stay connected with the University and access the Library catalogue on your mobile wherever you are
Grassroutes: Contemporary Leicestershire Writing
Touring exhibition on 3rd floor throughout November
Web 2.0 tools for researchers
Are you using technology to benefit your research? Or is digital scholarship leaving you behind?
