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Introduction To EndNote

Start Date: 6 December 2022 10:00 am

End Date: 6 December 2022 11:00 am

Location: Online

This session will develop an understanding of what bibliographic software is and how it can be used: Our session will include:

  • ​Setting up your EndNote library and creating a basic group set to manage your re​​ferences 
  • How to add references both manually and via export options using subject databases (including Library Search).  
  • How to find or export PDF’s of documents into your library and attach to record ​
  • Using Cite Whilst You Write​​ to create bibliographies/reference lists in Word and choose an output style
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Need help finding education journal articles?  Session for School of Education students.

Start Date: 5 December 2022 5:00 pm

End Date: 5 December 2022 6:00 pm

Location: Online

This 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.​​​​

Registration link to follow

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Making the most of Ebooks

Start Date: 1 December 2022 1:30 pm

End Date: 8 November 2022 2:00 pm

Location: Online

We have access​​​ to over 700,000 e-books from a range of providers at the University of Chester.

​Find out how to access and use e-books for maximum effect to support your reading and studies.​​

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Resources for Business

Start Date: 29 November 2022 2:00 pm

End Date: 29 November 2022 3:00 pm

Location: Online

Do you need information about a specific company for an assignment or for an interview or to support your dissertation, or would you like to find out more about a particular industry/business sector?

If so, this session will introduce you to the broad range of widely used Business/Company databases you can access through the University of Chester Library.

Look out for our other sessions for more detail on getting the most out of each specific database – from ABI/INFORM Global, to XpertHR.

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Advanced Session using EndNote 20

Start Date: 25 November 2022 10:00 am

End Date: 25 October 2022 11:00 am

Location: Online

This session will build upon the introduction session and will include the following:  

  • ​​How to sort references and arrange references into groups and smart groups and search your library using keywords to aid quick discovery   
  • How to synch and share a library with other researchers using EndNote20 online   
  • How to use templates to fit record types   
  • Where to find and download output styles not already present in EndNote20 and changing output styles using Cite Whilst You Write  
  • How to search and import references using wider sources that are not fully compatible with EndNote20 via direct import options (e.g. Google Scholar)   

Aimed at all staff and​ students who have either attended an introductory session already with LIS or have used EndNote before  ​

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Need help finding education journal articles?  Session for School of Education students.

Start Date: 17 November 2022 5:00 pm

End Date: 17 November 2022 6:00 pm

Location: Online

This 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.​​​​

Registration link to follow

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Reliability of Sources

Start Date: 16 November 2022 11:00 am

End Date: 16 November 2022 11:30 am

Location: Online

Whether you are a first-year student looking for information for your assignment or a researcher conducting a detailed evaluation of existing literature, it is important to know how to judge the credibility of your sources.

This session will help you sift through the infinite amount of information available and identify the most reliable sources, so that you can be confident that you are using accurate information.

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Current affairs – media eg BoB, newspapers, films ​

Start Date: 15 November 2022 10:00 am

End Date: 15 November 2022 10:30 am

Location: Online

Are you needing newspapers for historical, political or wider research?  Why not widen your research using our audio visual databases such as Box of Br​oadcasts for documentaries and television programmes.  Join this library webinar session to learn how you can easily access the huge range of newspaper and audio visual resources available for your research and information needs

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Using your ELibrary/Online Resources

Start Date: 9 November 2022 2:00 pm

End Date: 18 October 2022 2:30 pm

Location: Online

If you have never used your module e-libraries before, or if you want to learn more about how to get the best use from them, then join this session on using your e-libraries for research and finding subject information easily.  

This session will highlight how to find your module e-libraries which include your module reading list (books and eBooks), scanned book chapters and journal articles, and the extensive subject and generic databases section.

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Making the most of Ebooks

Start Date: 8 November 2022 2:00 pm

End Date: 8 November 2022 2:30 pm

Location: Online

We have access​​​ to over 700,000 e-books from a range of providers at the University of Chester.

​Find out how to access and use e-books for maximum effect to support your reading and studies.​​

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