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Birkbeck Stratford - Library Study Skills Sessions: Spring Term 2012

London, United Kingdom

Birkbeck Stratford - Library Study Skills Sessions: Spring...

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Type     Quantity
Tuesday 28 February 2012. Using and evaluating different sources of information: 6.30 pm - 8 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  
Wednesday 29 February 2012. Using and evaluating different sources of information: 6.30 pm - 8 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.14 Free  
Tuesday 6 March 2012. Searching for books and ebooks held at Bloomsbury Library: the BBK Catalogue: 6.30 - 7.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  
Wednesday 7 March 2012. Searching for books and ebooks held at Bloomsbury Library: the BBK Catalogue: 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.14 Free  
Tuesday 13 March 2012. Finding articles in academic journals for your assignment: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  
Wednesday 14 March 2012. Finding articles in academic journals for your assignment: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.14 Free  
Tuesday 20 March 2012. Using electronic encyclopaedias for your assignment (Oxford Reference Online and Credo Reference): 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  
Wednesday 21 March 2012. Using electronic encyclopaedias for your assignment (Oxford Reference Online and Credo Reference): 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  
Wednesday 28 March 2012. Using newspaper databases: 6.30 pm - 8 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  
Thursday 29 March 2012. Finding "free to copy" images for your presentation: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm. Computer Centre, Computer Bay CC1.08 Free  

Event Details

 

Using and evaluating different sources of information

Tues 28 & Wed 29 February 2012 

6.30 pm - 8 pm.   

Computer Centre:

Computer Bay CC1.08 (Tue 28 Feb)

Computer Bay CC1.14 (Wed 29 Feb)

You will learn how to:

·         Distinguish between different sources of information including books, journals and websites

·         Select the best information sources for your research task

·         Evaluate information sources including websites

Searching for books and ebooks held at Bloomsbury Library: The BBK Catalogue

Tues 6 March & Wed 7 March 2012

6.30 pm – 7.30 pm

Computer Centre:

Computer Bay CC1.08 (Tue 6 Mar)

Computer Bay CC1.14 (Wed 7 Mar)

You will learn how to:

·         Log on to the UEL network

·         Conduct basic and advance searches in the BBK library catalogue

·         Find and access ebooks through the BBK catalogue

·         Renew your loans and request material

·         Manage your library account while on/off campus

·         Introduction to the UEL catalogue

Finding articles in academic journals for your assignment

Tues 13 & Wed 14 March 2012

6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Computer Centre:

Computer Bay CC1.08 (Tues 13 Mar)

Computer Bay CC1.14 (Wed 14 Mar)

You will discover:

·         Whether to Google or not to Google

·         Where to find academic resources

·         How to set the Athens cookie

·         How to navigate the elibrary website effectively

·         How to locate and access ejournal articles for a known journal title

·         How to find academic content in full text databases (JSTOR)

·         How to explore Google Scholar

Using electronic encyclopaedias for your assignment (Oxford Reference Online and Credo Reference)

Tues 20 & Wed 21 March 2012

6.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Computer Centre

Computer Bay CC1.08

You will discover:

·         Why Wikipedia is always at the top of the Google searches

·         Whether to trust Wikipedia and other web sources or not for your assignments

·         Where to find trusted web sources

·         Where to find reliable background information on your topic from reference sources

·         How to access and use Oxford Reference Online

·         How to access and use Credo Reference

·         How to find related concepts with Credo’s concept maps

Using newspaper databases

Wed 28 March 2012

6.30 pm – 8 pm

Computer Centre

Computer Bay CC1.08

You  will discover:

·         When to use newspaper databases for your assignments

·         Where to find UK and international newspapers and trade press

·         How to conduct a comprehensive search in Nexis®UK (basic refiners)

·         How to explore the search results using the search tabs

·         How to find news articles from a particular publication

Finding “free to copy” images for your presentations

Thurs 29 March 2012

6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Computer Centre

Computer Bay CC1.08

You will:

·         Reflect on your image seeking patterns

·         Consider your legal responsibilities when using digital images from the web

·         Be given a selection of sources of copyright cleared images for enhancing your presentations (publicly shared and HE sources)

·         Explore what is considered as “acceptable use” using the Flickr Creative Commons pool

 

 

Where



Room UH 3.03, University of East London, Stratford Campus
Water Lane
Stratford
E15 4LZ London
United Kingdom