Bullseye! Targeted literature searching
Upgrade your literature searching skills with tips and techniques to get you
the most accurate and relevant results every time.
| Wednesday 4th July
Georgina Hardy
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Open your mind: use open access web resources
Find journal articles that Aston does not subscribe to for free using the
academic search engines BASE and Google Scholar. | Wednesday 11th July Malcolm Horne
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Keep your eye on the ball: what is happening in your field of research?
The world of information is growing at a rapid rate. How can you keep on top
of the research in your field without spending hours searching through the
literature? Come along to find out ways to be kept informed of new research
on a regular basis, including search alerts and citation alerts.
| Wednesday 18th July
Clare Langman
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| Which are the best journals to publish in?
Learn how to navigate the criteria for deciding which journals are the best for
you. Find the journals where your work will be widely read by the people who
matter.
| Wednesday 25th July
Chris Brown
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DATAstic!
Do you draw on data sources (e.g. births, deaths and survival rates of
businesses - or of people) for your research, or would you like to? Finding data
sets for research can be extremely time consuming, so let’s pool knowledge.
| Wednesday 1st August Lydia Matheson
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Making EndNote work for you
EndNote is powerful bibliographic management software. Find out how you
can use it to simplify your research literature management, leaving you more
time to use what you have read.
| Wednesday 8th August
Georgina Hardy
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Don’t mind your own business: business intelligence & market research
Discover financial analysis tools, business intelligence and market research
information on global companies and industries.
| Wednesday 15th August Malcolm Horne
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Copyright and intellectual property
Increase your awareness of the issues surrounding copyright and
intellectual property – yours and others’.
| Wednesday 22nd August
Caroline Long | Review this seminar
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