• A Digital Choice – Reading eBooks on or offline

    EBooks are becoming more common place in every day life.  Every day we read documents, information and more on our PCs but what about when you want to study or relax with a digital book from the library, away from your monitor?

    We have the answer! eBooks are now able to be downloaded from the library on a ‘digital loan’!  You can loan the book for up to 2 weeks and after that time, you don’t have to return it – that’s all taken care of for you!

    Come along on 22nd February to find out more about how to download eBooks to your portable device such as an iPad, tablet or smart device or even simply your laptop whilst also discussing how to advertise this useful tool to your students – especially when they are fast approaching one of the most reading intensive times of the academic year!

    The session runs from 1pm to 2pm in the LiNC Development Room (top floor) on 22nd February

    Book through the Staff Development wiki:
    https://go.edgehill.ac.uk/wiki/display/hr/Emerging+Technologies+-+Downloading+eBooks+for+loan

    Carol

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  • Literature Searching: an introduction – a workshop for staff and research students

    Do you want to improve your search techniques? Would you like to find out more about databases and electronic journals collections?

    Then come come along to this workshop where you will have the opportunity to learn effective techniques and to explore the range of electronic materials available.   After this session you will be able to:

    • Plan an effective search strategy
    • Use search techniques to find the most relevant information
    • Use citation searching
    • Be able to save searches
    • Use the advanced search feature in databases

    The workshop will take place on Monday 6th February between 12 and 2 pm in room E3.

    To book:

    Staff: book through the Staff Development wiki https://go.edgehill.ac.uk/wiki/display/hr/Literature+Searching+-+An+introduction

    Research Students: Contact Yvonne Smith on 01695 584300 or email [email protected]

    For more information contact Yvonne Smith on ext 4300.

    Andrew

  • Final year dissertation – pulling it all together

    For our final year students and masters’ students, that final piece of work is looming…

    Our session will cover the structure and construction of a good dissertation.

    Thursday 2nd February 12.00 noon – 1.00pm

    Thursday 9th February 12.00 noon – 1.00pm

    Staff Development Room 2nd Floor LINC

    We will discuss the importance of specificity of topic and originality in your research work.  The structure of the dissertation, looking at introductions and conclusions; how to write them and what they should include.

    The session will also consider what a literature review should and should not do and the importance and constitutional parts of the methodology chapter: such as sample, validity, limitations and ethics.  What the findings and discussion chapters should and should not do and how they fit within the overall structure of the dissertation.

    The session aims to be an informal seminar where you can also bring your own work if you want to.  However, the session works in generalities, if you want specific 1 to 1 support for your dissertation, then please go to the Ask desk (1st Floor of the University Library) and request a dissertation 1 to 1 with me.  Every dissertation should be a unique piece of research so 1 to 1 sessions are the preferred method of support: however this session can provide a taster of the broad basic issues that every student needs to pull together their final year dissertation.

    It’s easy to book, go to

    http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/org/1820072947?s=4342301

    Craig Collinson

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