Are you struggling to find sources for your assignments? Don’t know where to start with your research? Come speak to a librarian.

Members of the Library Learning and Teaching Team will be on hand to answer your burning library and research questions. No need to book. Just drop-in and see us!

Are you struggling to find sources for your assignments? Don’t know where to start with your research? Come speak to a librarian.

Members of the Library Learning and Teaching Team will be on hand to answer your burning library and research questions. No need to book. Just drop-in and see us!

• Thursday 19 June
• 10am-11am
• Online
• Join the meeting now

A​​ considered, replicable, transparent literature search forms the basis of a systematic review. Learn how to plan and construct an effective literature search, gain advice on where to look for the most relevant literature for your discipline, and suggestions for documenting your search and search results. 

​​​This session will enable you to: 

• ​​Think strategically and critically about your literature search
• Create a search strategy for a systematic literature search 
• Identify key relevant resources for your search 
• Apply advanced search techniques and retrieve relevant literature ​

Any questions please contact Eva Seddon e.seddon@chester.ac.uk

• Thursday 12 June
• 5pm-6pm
• Online
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T​his session will focus on advanced search strategies using the Education databases. It will enable you to find relevant journal articles for your assignments.  It is also an opportunity for you to pop along with any library related questions that you might have. Any questions please contact Fiona Warburton f.warburton@chester.ac.uk​​

• Thursday 12 June
• 10.30am-11.30am
• Online
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Are you starting your literature review and don’t know where to start? This session is aimed at final year undergraduate and postgraduate students and will help you to plan your searches and use time saving search techniques to find the most relevant academic sources. Learn how to use subject specific databases to find high quality academic journals and research papers.

This session will enable you to:

• Develop an awareness of different search techniques
• Discover some subject specific resources​​

Any questions please contact Caitlyn Hallman-Lewis ​c.hallmanlewis@chester.ac.uk

• Wednesday 11 June
• 11am-12pm
• Online
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This session is ideal if you feel uncertain about using the library.  Learn everything you need to know to get started, including how to navigate your way around the library and access electronic resources. 

This session will introduce you to: 

• What the library has to offer and how it works 
• ​How to use Library Search to find what you need 

Any questions please contact Sterling Johnson sterling.johnson@chester.ac.uk​

• Tuesday 3 June
• 3pm-4pm
• Online
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This 30-minute session is designed to give a brief overview of EndNote 21 and why you would use it to help organise and manage your research. The session will include a demonstration of a working EndNote library. In-depth sessions on each aspect will follow later in the month. 

This session will demonstrate how to use EndNote bibliographic software. It will include:

• Setting up and Organising and EndNote Library.
• Adding references to a library using manual, or direct export (from subject databases and Library Search).
• How to attach a PDF to an EndNote record.
• How to choose a reference style and create in-text citation and a bibliography using Cite While You Write (CWYW) with MS Word.

Aimed at all staff and students level 6 and above.

​​Any questions please contact endnote@chester