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EndNote Desktop: Getting Started

A session for those new to using EndNote, guiding you through Installing and setting up Endnote Desktop and building your library of resources.

Online: Thursday July 4, 11 am – 12 pm

Searching the literature systematically workshop 4: Evaluating and adjusting the search

This online workshop is about evaluating and testing the search strategy to make sure it will provide the expected results. It is for HDR candidates, supervisors, academics and professional staff from any discipline. It will cover:  

• Testing the search strategy in databases 
• Correcting errors in the search strategy 
• Understanding the PRESS checklist (Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies) 

This is the fourth of a series of five 2 hour online workshops on searching for systematic, scoping and other types of reviews. They are designed to give hands on practice and experience with searching systematically for reviews.  

We will use a flipped classroom model, in which you will be expected to engage with Moodle content including readings, videos and activities prior to the workshop. This will contain the relevant information, and the workshops will then focus on hands on practice, group activities and discussions that assume you have engaged with the Moodle content. Instructions for the activities will be made available the day of the workshop. You will receive an email with the link to self-enrol in the Moodle shell after registration.        

Because of the practical nature of this workshop, it will not be recorded. The series will be repeated at a later date.  

You can either register for the entire series, or individual workshops. Registration closes one week before the scheduled time of the workshop to ensure you have time to engage with the Moodle content. 

For more information, please contact Erin Roga: e.roga@federation.edu.au 

Online: Friday July 5, 12:30 – 2:30 pm

Getting the most out of EndNote Desktop

This session delves further into using cite while you write, covering options such as:

• Adding page numbers to in-text citations
• Deleting in-text citations
• Changing referencing styles
• Avoiding formatting errors by converting to plain text
• Using groups to manager references
• Sharing your library

Online: Thursday July 10, 11 am -12 pm

Searching the literature systematically workshop 5: Running and extending the comprehensive search

This online workshop is about extending the search strategy to find additional results and grey literature. It is for HDR candidates, supervisors, academics and professional staff from any discipline. It will cover:  

• Translating the search for different databases 
• Finding grey literature 
• Tracking the citations and references of included articles 

This is the fifth of a series of five 2 hour online workshops on searching for systematic, scoping and other types of reviews. They are designed to give hands on practice and experience with searching systematically for reviews.  

We will use a flipped classroom model, in which you will be expected to engage with Moodle content including readings, videos and activities prior to the workshop. This will contain the relevant information, and the workshops will then focus on hands on practice, group activities and discussions that assume you have engaged with the Moodle content. Instructions for the activities will be made available the day of the workshop. You will receive an email with the link to self-enrol in the Moodle shell after registration.        

Because of the practical nature of this workshop, it will not be recorded. The series will be repeated at a later date.  

You can either register for the entire series, or individual workshops. Registration closes one week before the scheduled time of the workshop to ensure you have time to engage with the Moodle content. 

For more information, please contact Erin Roga: e.roga@federation.edu.au 

Online: Friday July 12, 12:30 – 2:30 pm

Academic Promotions - research DIY webinar

Research Services and the University Library will jointly run a Research DIY Information Session to help academic staff use IRMA and Web of Science to prepare for academic promotion.

In the session, you will learn:

• How to export your research data from IRMA;
• How to update your IRMA profile by registering researcher IDs and adding Fields of Research codes;
• How to run your Web of Science citation report;
• How to consolidate your publications to ORCID;
• How to export your InCites report;
• How to use the research benchmarking tools to make self-assessment.

All academic staff who intend to apply for academic promotion are encouraged to attend this session.

Online: Wednesday July 17, 11 am – 12 pm

Shut up and write sessions

Do you really need to be working on that article / book chapter / thesis?  

Can’t find the time or headspace? 

These monthly shut up and write sessions may be just what you are looking for. Events like these are a great way to progress that writing project and kick start a writing habit. 

Register now to lock in some uninterrupted writing time away from the distractions of home and office in a supportive collegiate environment.

Churchill: Monday July 6, 1-4 pm

Mt Helen: Thursday July 4, 1-4 pm

Berwick: Friday July 5, 9 am-12 pm

Browse these and other events from the Library, Research Services and Graduate Research School in the Research Training and Development Calendar