Researcher workshops

Learn how to work smarter, not harder by making the most of the Library's tools, resources and expertise.

Leverage your Library series

Leverage your Library workshops are open to all Monash researchers, including graduate research students.

    Overton essentials

    • Wed, 7 October 11.00 – 11.45am |
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    Discover how Overton can help you identify policy and other grey literature for evidence syntheses and track research impact. In this session, you'll learn how to search the database, explore policy citations and export results for further analysis.

    AI tools for literature discovery

    • Thurs, 8 October 11am – 12pm |
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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.

    Navigating changes in the Open Access landscape

    • Tue, 20 October 11.30am – 12.30pm |
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    Join the Library during Open Access Week to learn about changes to the Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) open access policies. Discover what these changes mean for your research, explore publishing and licensing options, and learn how to make your research openly available.

    ORCID Essentials: Managing your research identity

    • Wed, 21 October 11.30am – 12.00pm |
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    Join the Library during Open Access Week to learn about ORCIDs (unique identifiers for researchers) to link your research from multiple platforms to you in a single location. Find out about the benefits of ORCID, how to control visibility to make your research outputs more visible, and how to link external sources such as Scopus to ORCID.

    Beyond Google: AI-Powered Grey Literature Discovery

    • Thurs, 29 October 11am – 12pm |
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    In this interactive 60-minute workshop, you'll explore techniques for finding grey literature (government reports, policy documents, clinical guidelines and NGO publications) that academic databases often miss.

Graduate research series

Workshops for PhD and Masters by Research students, covering research skills, publishing, copyright, researcher profiles and more.

Unable to attend an in-person session? Self-enrol in the Graduate Research Library Skills Hub to access self-paced session recordings and materials.

To request a Library session or induction presentation for Graduate Research students in your Faculty, please email librarians@monash.edu.

    Researcher profile essentials

    • Mon, 21 Sept, 11am – 12pm |
      Online Zoom
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    A well-managed researcher profile enables you to grow your professional network, identify collaborators, and enhance career opportunities. This interdisciplinary session will guide you through developing a strategic approach to building and managing your researcher profile to maximise your visibility and impact.

    Copyright essentials for your thesis and publications

    • Mon, 5 October 2.00 – 3.30pm |
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    This session will cover the copyright issues in planning research projects, creating research outputs and using the research of others, through examples and case studies. There will be activities related to copyright issues, as well as reference to relevant resources.

    Systematically searching the grey literature for medicine

    • Mon, 26 October 10am – 12pm |
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    This workshop will provide strategies and tips to effectively find information and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels as well as ways to document and report search methods.

    Literature searching essentials

    • Mon, 9 Nov, 11am – 12pm |
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    This webinar equips graduate research students with essential literature searching skills. Learn to transform research questions into searchable concepts, conduct effective scoping searches using AI tools and databases, and develop comprehensive search strategies with Boolean logic and advanced syntax.

    Develop systematic literature searching techniques for medicine

    • Tue, 17 November 10am – 12pm |
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    This workshop introduces systematic techniques for searching the medical literature. You will learn key standards and guidelines, explore advanced search features, and discover ways to stay up to date with new research and document your search process.