Leverage your Library: Researcher series

Learn how to work smarter, not harder, as a researcher by leveraging the Library's tools and expertise.

    Leverage Your Library: Mastering JSTOR

    • Tue, 30 June 11–12pm |
      Online Zoom
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    Explore JSTOR’s journals, books, images and primary sources, and learn newer tools such as semantic search, the AI Research Tool and JSTOR Workspace to refine your searches and streamline your research workflow.

    AI tools for literature discovery

    • Wed, 8 July 11am – 12pm |
      Online Zoom
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    • Thurs, 8 October 11am – 12pm |
      Online Zoom
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    In this interactive 60-minute webinar, you will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming academic literature discovery. Perfect for researchers at all career stages, this session will introduce you to AI tools that can save you time and uncover relevant research. No prior AI knowledge required.

    Publishing your research with a Creative Commons licence

  • Check back at the start of semester for new dates and times.

    • This session will examine the different types of Creative Commons licences and what they mean. Join us to explore the differences between Open Access and Creative Commons and how you can choose the most appropriate licence for your research.

    Unlocking Gale Primary Sources: Enhance Research, Inspire Teaching

  • Check back at the start of semester for new dates and times.

    • Explore how Gale’s powerful digital archives can enrich your research and teaching. This session will highlight tools for discovering untapped sources, developing curriculum, and building student skills through real-world historical content. Learn how to navigate key terminology, uncover research insights, and apply advanced search strategies using features like Term Frequency and Topic Finder.

    Explore digital text mining for research and teaching with Gale Digital Scholar Lab

  • Check back at the start of semester for new dates and times.

    • Gale Digital Scholar Lab (GDSL) integrates Gale Primary Sources with intuitive text and data-mining tools, making it easier for researchers and educators to build, clean, analyse, and export datasets from digitised archives. Join this session to learn how.

    Mastering open access journal publishing

  • Check back at the start of semester for new dates and times.

    • Gain practical insights for navigating the dynamic world of academic publishing including open access publishing agreements and strategically selecting target journals. Learn more about meeting research funder open access requirements with different types of outputs, including non-traditional research outputs.

    How to strengthen grant applications with Dimensions and Altmetric

  • Check back at the start of semester for new dates and times.

    • This session shows how Dimensions and Altmetric can support your grant applications and help you explain the impact of your research. You will see how each tool can strengthen a proposal, highlight aligned funders and collaborators, and help you gather clear evidence of research influence. Laura Hefer, Senior Engagement Manager for Dimensions and Altmetric, will lead the session.

    Scopus and SciVal: Navigate research metrics for impact

  • Check back at the start of semester for new dates and times.

    • By the end of this session, you will be able to:

    • find your Scopus author profile and check it for accuracy
    • use SciVal to view your publication data and metrics
    • create customised publication lists and metric reports in SciVal