Workshops
2012 Workshops
The Library offers a range of workshops specifically targeted to meet the interests and needs of University researchers, and higher degree by research students.
Deakin University HDR Workshop Program
Enhance your research skills by signing up for the following Library sessions - part of the University's training and skills development workshops for higher degree by research students and interested supervisors.
Check the Research Services calendar for dates and campus locations. Bookings are essential and should be made through the Events Registration System. If you can't make the training download the session handouts provided below.
Discover quality information (Parts A&B)
Search literature effectively Part A (1.5 hours in person)
- Be introduced to significant databases, journal collections and other information resources available through Deakin University Library. Learn to optimise search results within scholarly search engines such as Google Scholar
- Learn tips and techniques to make your search targeted, and uncover database features that will increase your search efficiency and reduce searching time
- Learn how to easily locate Deakin University, Australian and international research theses and dissertations
Track key authors, papers and research ideas Part B (1.5 hours in person)
- Discover citation databases that will enable you to follow a line of research from a known key piece of work to more recent research
- Find key papers by using cited reference searches across different databases and keep informed of who is researching and being cited in your area of interest
Session handouts and resources:
Search literature effectively (214 KB)
Quality search engines (411 KB)
Searching EbscoHost databases (918 KB)
How to find theses (411 KB)
Tracking ideas over time using cited reference searching (1.2 MB)
Showcasing your research session handout (2.5 MB)
Manage your sources using EndNote X4 (2.5 hours in person or eLive)
This hands-on workshop introduces students to effective techniques in managing references and creating bibliographies electronically using EndNote X4. The session will provide an overview of the main functions of the software and demonstrate how to:
- effectively collect and store references, images and files in a personal database
- record research notes about the literature reviewed
- organise and find data within the personal database
- change bibliographic styles to suit different publication requirements
- cite instantly in Microsoft Word documents
Session handouts and resources:
Stay up to date with new research (1.5 hours in person or eLive)
This workshop will assist you to keep informed of newly published research in your area using RSS feeds and alerting services. It also focuses on the latest Library tools and services to enable fast access to documents for your research. This practical workshop will provide helpful techniques to enable you to:
- create alerts in a range of databases, easily delivered to your email, RSS reader or favourite web portal
- use up-to-date methods for obtaining documents and resources available through Deakin University Library including WebBridge links to journal articles
- install the Internet browser plug-in LibX that allows you to search the Deakin Library catalogue while browsing the web
- use BONUS+, Interlibrary loans and reciprocal library borrowing services to access information resources worldwide
Session handouts and resources:
- Stay up to date with new research (3.2 MB)
Tailor-made workshops
Can't see a workshop that suits your needs? Let your Liaison or Research Librarian know and we can work with you to design a workshop targeted to the needs of your group or audience.
Sessions can be run within campus libraries, or incorporated into School and Faculty events. Workshops aim to build skills at gathering, processing and managing information from quality sources, and to increase awareness of the latest information sources, search tools, quality indicators, as well as developments in reference management software to assist research. Session format and methods of delivery are flexible.
Contact your Liaison Librarian or a Research Librarian to discuss training needs of your group, or request a tailor-made workshop or seminar.
Recent Seminars
Inside guide to getting published:
- Insider's Guide to Getting Published, Deakin University Library, Burwood June 2011.
- Inside Guide to Getting Published, Deakin University Library, Geelong October 2011.
