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Information Literacy Courses for Staff and Students

The following courses are offered to staff and students of the University of Newcastle

 

 

Introduction to EndNote

EndNote enables researchers to save records found in journal databases, and organise references and create bibliographies simply and automatically. EndNote is the modern alternative to typing bibliographies and using index cards to organise references. It is a useful tool for improving the accuracy and efficiency of citations in academic and research publications.

Limited to 12 attendees per session at Callaghan and 15 attendees at Ourimbah Library


Duration: 2 hours

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:

  • Create an EndNote library
  • Manually add references to the EndNote library
  • Store PDF and other documents with the EndNote library
  • Search & sort the EndNote library
  • Select appropriate reference styles
  • Use Cite While You Write to insert references from the EndNote library into a Word document, and create a bibliography

Registration:
Callaghan sessions via the  Online Registration Form - limit of 12 participants per session.
Ourimbah sessions at the Information Desk Tel: 434 84023 - limit of 15 participants per session

Please check the session dates and times below before registering.

Sessions:

Please note - These are repeat sessions, it is only necessary to attend one.

If you are unable to attend one of the training sessions below, you might like to try working through the manual (Introduction to EndNote Version X) and exercise book (Exercise Book - Introduction to EndNote Version X ) used in these classes, at your own pace.  An online EndNote Tutorial  is also available to supplement and enhance your learning experience.   

Callaghan Campus - Date
Time
Location
Availability

Monday 4th August  2008
11 - 1pm

 
Wednesday 10th September 2008
11 - 1pm

FULL
Friday 17th October 2008
1 - 3pm

 

Ourimbah Library - Date
Time
Location
Availability
Monday 11th August 2008
1pm
TL1
Upper Level of the Ourimbah Library

 
Wednesday 27th August 2008

2pm

 
Thursday 11th September 2008

1pm

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Importing Database Records into EndNote

This session will cover the basics of importing records from journal database searches into an EndNote library. Session times are listed below.

Limited to 12 attendees per session at Callaghan and 15 attendees at Ourimbah Library

Duration: 1.5 hours

Prerequisite: *Compulsory. Introduction to EndNote session or experience using EndNote, as well as experience using journal databases.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will:

  • Demonstrate an awareness of the options available for importing records into EndNote
  • Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each of these options
  • Download records from database searches into EndNote using each of the options available
  • Be aware of duplicate searching techniques
  • Appreciate the importance of standardising EndNote Library subject headings.

Registration:
Callaghan sessions via the  Online Registration Form  - limit of 12 participants per session.
Ourimbah sessions at the Information Desk Tel: 434 84023 - limit of 15 participants per session

Sessions:

Please note - These are repeat sessions, it is only necessary to attend one.

If you are unable to attend one of the sessions below, you might like to work through the notes used in these classes (Importing Databases Records into EndNote X ), at your own pace.  An online EndNote Tutorial  is also available to supplement and enhance your learning experience.   

Callaghan Campus - Date
Time
Location
Availability
Monday 11th August 2008
1 - 2.30 pm
Tuesday 16th September 2008
1 - 2.30pm
 
Wedneday 22nd October 2008
11 - 12.30pm

 

Ourimbah Library - Date
Time
Location
Availability
Tuesday 2nd September
10am
TL1
Upper Level of the Ourimbah Library
Wednesday 24th September

10am
 
Thursday 16th October
1pm

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Advanced EndNote

Beyond the basics of collecting and organising information, this session will cover how EndNote can be customised to fit your specific research needs.

Limited to 12 attendees per session at Callaghan and 15 attendees at Ourimbah Library

Duration: 2 hours

Prerequisite: Introduction to EndNote session or experience using EndNote.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will:

  • Customise reference type templates and create new ones
  • Add references which include images and create figure citations
  • Use term lists
  • Customise EndNote output (bibliographic) styles.

Sessions:
Please contact your Faculty Librarian at the Callaghan Campus or your Client Services Librarian at the Ourimbah Library if you are interested in attending an Advanced EndNote session.  N.B. These sessions are only offered if there is sufficient demand.

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Introduction to Legal Research for Non-Law Students

This session will help non-law students to build basic legal research skills. It provides an introduction to primary source legal materials and search construction for online research. Practical activities will guide participants through a variety of online databases and websites containing legal research materials.

Duration: 1 hour

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will:

Registration:
Registration must be via the Online Registration Form and there is a limit of 12 participants per session. Please check the session dates and times below before completing the registration form.

Sessions:Please note - These are repeat sessions, it is only necessary to attend one.

Callaghan Campus - Date
Time
Location
Availability

Semester 2, 2008

No sessions scheldued
 

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Who's Citing You?: Using Citation Databases

Discover a new way of finding relevant research using citation analysis! The Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and other databases offer a unique way to link to useful research via reference lists. Find out who's citing YOU!

You will also discover how the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) database can be used to find journals with the highest impact.

Duration: 2 hours

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will:

  • Identify the Perform searches of the databases using simple and advanced searching features
  • Understand the basics of citation searching and interpret search results
  • Ability to search JCR and interpret JCR journal reporting tools
  • Save search results and search strategies for future use
  • Import records from citation databases into EndNote.

Registration:
Registration must be via the Online Registration Form and there is a limit of 12 participants per session. Please check the session dates and times below before completing the registration form.

Sessions: Please note - These are repeat sessions, it is only necessary to attend one.

Callaghan Campus - Date
Time
Location
Availability

Semester 2
 

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Course Locations

L267 - i3 on the   Callaghan Campus Map
TL1 - in the IRC building g7 on the Central Coast Campus map

 

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