‘Using the Library’ sessions, and catching up TAGS: catchup | induction | informationskills | mediahopper | slides | videos | welcome We’re now in week three of semester one, and by this point we’ve been able to conduct introductory ‘Using the Library’ presentations for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level students. If …Continue reading →

Dealing with Data 2019 (January 2020): Collaboration Across the Nations TAGS: conference | Dealing with Data | videos Picture the scene: A cold January day, the wind blowing the scarves of the passers-by through the large windows of the Informatics Forum meeting room. The group inside listens, takes …Continue reading →

“Archiving Your Data” – new videos from the Research Data Service TAGS: data reuse | DataShare | DataVault | videos In three new videos released today, researchers from the University of Edinburgh talk about why and how they archive their research data, and the ways in which they make their …Continue reading →

Greater Expectations? Writing and supporting Data Management Plans TAGS: videos “A blueprint for what you’re going to do” This series of videos was arranged before I joined the Research Data Service team, otherwise I’d no doubt have had plenty to …Continue reading →

Research Data Service use cases – videos and more TAGS: videos Earlier this year, the Research Data Service team set out to interview some of our users to learn about how they manage their data, the challenges they face, and what …Continue reading →

New! Sage Research Methods Videos and E-Books TAGS: e-books | library resources | Practical Research and Academic Skills | Sage Research Methods | Sage Videos | videos Just in time for the new academic year, we now have access to new Sage e-resources… Sage Research Methods Video: Practical Research and Academic Skills – This newest collection of streaming video …Continue reading →

JOVE – additional modules available TAGS: Essentials of Bioengineering | Essentials of Cell Biology | Essentials of Developmental Biology | Essentials of Genetics | Essentials of Lab Safety | Essentials of Neuropsychology | Essentials of Neuroscience | Essentials of Sensation and Perception | Essentials of Social Psychology | Journal of Visualized Experiments | JoVE | JoVE Environment | videos We have upgraded our subscription to JoVE (Journal of Visualised Experiments) to include JoVE Environment, the Advanced Biology Modules and the 3 newly available Psychology modules. JoVE Environment is dedicated …Continue reading →

JoVE update TAGS: Journal of Visualized Experiments | JoVE | JoVE Biochemistry | JoVE Cancer Research | JoVE Genetics | videos We have now added some more titles to our JoVE collection of video journals.  These can be accessed via DiscoverEd or our E-Journal AZ list. JoVE Biochemistry publishes experiments that …Continue reading →

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) videos now available TAGS: Academic Video Online | Alexander Street Press | Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) | education | videos The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) content is now live in Academic Video Online: Premium (111 titles), ASCD is exclusive to Alexander Street. ASCD is a global leader …Continue reading →

Academic Video Online – more content added TAGS: Academic Video Online | Alexander Street Press | Art & Design | Diversity | Health Sciences | history | Literature & Language | Music & Performing Arts | Personal Interest | Psychology and Counselling | Science & Engineering | Social Sciences | videos During the summer we took out a subscription to Academic Video Online following a successful trial earlier this year.  A further 1,462 videos have been added across multiple subject areas.  …Continue reading →