{"id":1136,"date":"2026-08-24T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/afbi-library\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:44:02","slug":"library-newsletter-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/afbi-library\/2026\/08\/24\/library-newsletter-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Newsletter \u2013 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
Library Training programme<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Library\u2019s September to December training programme is now live and can be viewed on the <\/span>Library Training Events <\/a><\/strong> webpage. Sessions cover Library services, literature searching, Web of Science, reference management, EndNote and Open Access and are delivered both online and in person. Book onto the sessions using our <\/span>booking form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Journal Review<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Journal Review document was sent out to AFBI staff via email on 17<\/span>th<\/span> August, and will be available for another week (until 1<\/span>st<\/span>\u00a0 September). We are keen to hear any feedback on the titles in our current collection but we are in particular seeking to discover if any of the journals to which we currently subscribe are no longer required for AFBI research, and to confirm those that continue to be essential to research at AFBI. Feedback can be sent to us via annotated versions of the spreadsheet, or directly via email: <\/span>afbilib@qub.ac.uk<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact Survey\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

We received some great feedback on the Library service from a short impact survey that was sent out in June.
\nThank you to everyone who took the time to fill it out! You can read a full breakdown of the <\/span>survey in our Impact Survey Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and if you have any further feedback for the Library, pop in to let us know, or email us at <\/span>afbilib@qub.ac.uk<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nature Masterclasses<\/strong><\/h5>\n

AFBI staff have access to Nature Masterclasses \u2013 sign up to avail of the many informative webinars and useful self-paced courses on offer. If you signed up before they updated the platform please re-register by following the instructions in <\/span>this blog post<\/a><\/strong> to ensure you get full access.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nature Masterclasses have promoted an upcoming live webinar titled <\/span>Community Insights: Analysing and Interpreting Your Research Data with AI. <\/b><\/em>In this webinar, researchers will have the opportunity to learn from distinguished panellists with expertise in AI research, editorial practice, and policy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This session will help researchers to:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n