Cambridge University Libraries course timetable
Friday 12 January
14:00 |
Medicine: Web of Science Q & A
Finished
This session is aimed at University of Cambridge staff or students who have already had prior training in database searching and want to learn more about the features of the Web of Science database. Those who want to attend an introductory session should book onto the Introduction to Literature Searching course, or the Getting the Best Results - Improving Your Database Searching if they are NHS staff. |
Monday 15 January
10:00 |
Medicine: Zotero Q & A
Finished
An introductory session showcasing how to manage your references using Zotero. UPDATE: Please note that this session is taking place remotely, not in the Medical Library as previously advertised. Please do not go to the Medical Library training room. You will be contacted by the training team with information about how to join the session remotely. Please note: this session may be recorded. By signing up for the session, you register your consent for recording to take place. Please email librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about this. |
13:00 |
This session equips participants with all the fundamental skills that they need to build and execute effective search strategies to locate relevant materials for literature reviews, projects and other related research activities. The session will explore key searching techniques, where to search, how to troubleshoot common searching problems, as well as keeping up to date with the latest research. This session will include live demonstrations of scientific databases to demonstrate the key principles covered in action. |
14:00 |
Medicine: Getting the best results - improving your database searching (for NHS staff only)
Finished
A course specifically for NHS staff. Attendees will learn how to search databases accessed with an Athens login (such as Medline, Embase and Cinahl) effectively and efficiently, to learn how to save searches and references, and to create and maintain a bibliography. All attendees are required to have an NHS Athens login. University of Cambridge staff and students wanting to learn similar material should book onto the Introduction to Literature Searching (for University) course instead. UPDATE: Please note that some Medical Library sessions are taught in person, and some are taught online. Please ensure you check the venue details before booking a place. If it is an online session you will be contacted by the training team with information about how to join the session remotely. Please note: this session may be recorded. By signing up for the session, you register your consent for recording to take place. Please email librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about this. |
Wednesday 17 January
14:00 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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14:20 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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14:40 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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15:00 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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15:20 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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15:40 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
Thursday 18 January
11:00 |
Publishing journal articles is a key element of a successful research career. Those starting on this journey may have a lot of questions, such as:
Learning outcomes By the end of this class, you should be able to:
Please note: This session will also be offered in Easter term, with a date to be confirmed. |
14:00 |
Publishing a protocol -- stating in advance the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, data analysis and other evaluative techniques -- is a core requirement for conducting a systematic review. The process of writing this protocol will also mean you have written in advance a large chunk of what will need to go into the finished systematic review, saving you a huge amount of time. This session will cover the contents and types of information you will need to provide in your protocol, and will give attendees the opportunity to write a draft protocol, as well as highlighting helpful resources and further support. UPDATE: Please note that this session is taking place remotely, not in the Medical Library as previously advertised. Please do not go to the Medical Library training room. You will be contacted by the training team with information about how to join the session remotely. Please note: this session may be recorded. By signing up for the session, you register your consent for recording to take place. Please email librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about this. |
Friday 19 January
14:30 |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
Monday 22 January
12:00 |
A course to take you through conference poster design, with tips and resources to help with the content and presentation in order to ensure you communicate your research effectively. The course will cover where to source good quality, free graphics, how to include references in your poster, and advice about how best to present it at a conference. The session will NOT involve hands-on creation of a poster. UPDATE: Please note that this session is taking place remotely, not in the Medical Library as previously advertised. Please do not go to the Medical Library training room. You will be contacted by the training team with information about how to join the session remotely. Please note: this session may be recorded. By signing up for the session, you register your consent for recording to take place. Please email librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about this. |
13:00 |
This session will help researchers go further with their literature review through exploring key skills such as critical evaluation, structural reading, effective note-taking, and getting started with writing your literature review. |
14:00 |
Finding grey literature can be a challenging element of research and assessed work. This course explains what grey literature is and why it should be included in systematic or literature reviews, sites and sources of grey literature, alternative search engines to Google and how to search Google more effectively. This course is aimed at those who are including grey literature in their systematic or literature reviews, but may also be of interest to those who want to search the web more efficiently. |
Tuesday 23 January
14:00 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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14:20 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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14:40 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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15:00 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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15:20 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
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15:40 |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place in the Medical Library training room, and the library will email you further instructions in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |
One-to-one drop-in sessions for Population Health Sciences MPhil students to answer any questions about literature searching, or using referencing software. Please come prepared, preferably having attempted your searches and/or use of referencing software, with a list of the specific problems you've encountered. This session will take place online, and the library will email you a joining link in advance. Please do not respond to automated reminder emails -- please instead email the library directly: librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk. |