AFBI Library Training Programme October – December 2019

Published by Kriss Leslie on 21st October 201921st October 2019

Training is available to all AFBI Library users in the form of the training programme outlined below.  Click on the links to make a booking.

Welcome to AFBI Library

This bitesize session will give you an overview on how to use AFBI Library Online effectively to find books, journals, articles and databases.  This is an ideal introductory session for new AFBI staff or for those who would like to know how to access AFBI library e-resources.

Friday 18^th October 2019         10.30am to 11.00am Newforge

Tuesday 05th November 2019   10.30am to 11.00am Stormont

Thursday 14th November 2019 10.30am to 11.00am Newforge

Web of Science – A Closer Look

This practical one-hour session explores the advanced features of the Web of Science database, including effective search techniques, finding cited references, h-indices, journal quartiles and personalised features.  Tea and coffee provided.

Tuesday 3rd December 2019                10.30am to 11.30am Newforge

Tuesday 10th December 2019              10.30am to 11.30am Stormont

Open Access Update Session

If you’d like to know more about Open Access, come along to our update session, presented by Stephen Gorman, Open Access Officer from Queen’s University Belfast. Tea and coffee provided.

Tuesday 19^th November                        10.30am to 11.00am Newforge

EndNote for Researchers

This hands-on course will be taken by Patrick and Kriss from the AFBI Library and is suitable for new EndNote users or for those who would like a refresher on using EndNote to support their research output.

Course content includes:

• Creating and backing up your EndNote library
• Creating and importing new references from a range of resources
• Organising your references and managing your library
• Using EndNote to automatically create citations and bibliographies
• EndNote Online

Friday 29th November 2019              9.30am to 11.30am Newforge