Researcher's Toolbox

Are you about to start a piece of research?
Do you have some searching skills already?

The Researcher’s Toolbox

A half-day workshop about the research tools available to you, how to keep up to date with what is being published, and how to manage your references, with plenty of time for practical searching.

Programme:

Searching databases:

• Which databases to search
• How to plan an effective search
• Practical searching
• Saving your search strategies and results
• Locating the full text journal articles

Keeping up to date:

• Setting up auto-alerts to run searches in databases
• Using ZETOC (British Library’s Table of Contents Service)
• Book Alert Services
• Setting up Blogs

Searching the Internet:

• Using search engines effectively
• Using subject gateways
• Evaluating websites

Managing your references:

• Using Reference Manager software to create your own database

This is a FREE workshop available to ALL library members

The next session is on:

Thursday 4th December 10am-1pm

To book a place, please email liblearn@sgul.ac.uk or return this booking form to the library:  Information Skills Training Booking Form

Or, please contact your Liaison Librarian:

NHS users, contact Karen John-Pierre, NHS Liaison Librarian on 020 8725 5441; email: kjohn@sgul.ac.uk

St. George's, University of London users, contact Judith Scammell, Liaison Librarian (Medical School) on 020 8725 0854; email: jscammel@sgul.ac.uk

Faculty users, contact Fiona Littledale (Mon-Wed) or Anna El-Jouzi (Wed-Fri), the Faculty Liaison Librarians  on 020 8725 5393; email:  flittled@sgul.ac.uk or aeljouz@sgul.ac.uk