Training schedule 2012-13
The Health Library will be running workshops throughout the year on effective searching, information skills and using reference management software and social media. The sessions are primarily aimed at people who have limited experience of these skills. Workshops are open to staff and postgraduate students from the Health professions at Cardiff University.
Find out more about the Health Library's training and weekly drop-in clinics
| Training session | Date and time |
| Managing your references using EndNote | Wednesday 24th April, 1.00pm - 2.00pm |
| Using Prezi to present | Monday 29th April, 12.30 - 1.00pm |
| Web and Library Medicine | Wednesday 15th May, 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Web and Library Nursing | Thursday 16th May, 1.00 - 2.00pm |
| Managing your references using EndNote | Wednesday 22nd May, 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Open Access Workshop | Thursday 23rd May, 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Beginning a systematic review | Thursday 30th May, 1.00 - 2.00pm |
| Zotero | Friday 31st May, 1.00 - 2.00pm |
| "There's an App for that!" - Mobile Apps | Monday 3rd June, 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Using Prezi to present | Tueday 4th June, 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Keeping up to date | Wednesday 5th June, 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Preparing to publish | Monday 17th June, 1.00 - 2.00pm |
| EndNote Web: an introduction | Thursday 20th June, 12.00pm - 1.00pm |
Keeping up to date
A look at how to keep up to date with current research published in your field including how to set up email alerts and RSS feeds.
Date and time: Wednesday 12th June, 12.00am - 1.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Rowland Somers
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Managing your references using EndNote
An introductory workshop to EndNote where you will gain hands on experience of its main features. EndNote allows you to bulk import references from databases and can insert references into a word document creating a bibliography in the style of your choice.
Date, time and location:
- Wednesday 24th April, 1.00 - 2.00pm, Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
- Wednesday 22nd May, 12.00 - 1.00pm, Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
EndNote Web - an introduction
An introductory workshop to EndNote Web where you will gain hands on experience of its main features. EndNote web offers the advantage of sharing your libraries with colleagues and remote access anywhere connected to the web.
Date, time and location:
- Thursday 20th June, 12.00 - 1.00pm, Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
The Connected Researcher
An introduction to how social media can help you connect with fellow researchers, disseminate your research and engage with the wider research community. This session is targeted at those who are new to social media.
Date and time: To be confirmed
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainers: Lucy Collins and Mari Ann Hilliar
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
The Connected Researcher
A discussion-based session on effective use of social media and how it can enhance your research network. This session is targeted at all those interested in social media.
Date and time: To be confirmed
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Joe Nicholls
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Open Access Workshop
Is your research likely to be funded by Welcome Trust or The Medical Research Council? This workshop is for you!
We will cover:
- information on RCUK funding that is available for Open Access publishing
- details on how the University provides you with support in this area
We will also provide an overview of the process of adding your publications to ORCA using the Manage My Publications tool in Cardiff Portal.
Date and time: Thursday 23rd May 2013, 12.00 - 1.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Liz Gillen and Mari Ann Hilliar
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Preparing to publish
Practical tips on where and how to publish, such as journal impact factors and selecting a journal, getting the manuscript ready to submit, keeping track of your copyright and use of the ORCA open access repository for Cardiff University.
Date and time: Monday 17th June, 1.00 - 2.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Mari Ann Hilliar
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Beginning a systematic review
An overview of the steps in the systematic review process:
- Identifying a clear healthcare question
- Developing a review protocol
- Searching the literature
- Identifying relevant studies and critically appraising them
- Summarising the studies
- Publicising conclusions
Date and time: Thursday 30th May, 1.00 -2.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Rowland Somers
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Critical Appraisal
An overview of appraising journal articles looking at:
- Publication bias
- Authorship
- Journal ranking and impact factors
- Using critical appraisal form checklists and appraising websites
Date and time: Tuesday 19th March, 11.30am - 1.00pm
Location: Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Rowland Somers
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
"There’s an App for that!" - Mobile Apps
In this session we will explore applications to support a streamlined workflow in your research and teaching work from your mobile device.
We will be specifically looking at apps relating to:
- reading
- productivity
- references
- research
- education
NB: Call into the library to register your mobile device before the session.
Date and time: Monday 3rd June 2013, 12.00 - 1.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Liz Gillen and Mari Ann Hilliar
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Twitter for healthcare professionals
An introduction to twitter: learn how to tweet, start building a twitter network and why you should consider using it.
Date and time: To be confirmed
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Mari Ann Hilliar
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Using Prezi to present
Prezi is presentation tool which works like a mind map to present information in a fresh and visually arresting way. Come along to find out more about using Prezi to present.
Date and time:
- Monday 29th April, 12.30-1.00pm
- Tuesday 4th June, 12.00 - 1.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Mari Ann Hilliar
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Web and Library Medicine
Attend this session for an overview of quality Medical resources from the Web and Library, and guidance on how to search them effectively.
Date and time:
- Wednesday 15th May, 12.00-1.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer:Rowland Somers
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Web and Library Nursing
Attend this session for an overview of quality Nursing resources from the Web and Library, and guidance on how to search them effectively
Date and time:
- Thursday 16th May, 1.00-2.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer:Liz Gillen
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Part 1 of 2: Formulating Clinical Questions
What is the right question? Using the PICO framework to formulate a sound clinical question to help identify evidence to inform the decision making process.
Date and time: To be confirmed
Location: Room 1.18, Large Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Liz Gillen
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Part 2 of 2: Searching for Evidence
A taste of using a variety of databases to find evidence, including:
- The Cochrane Library
- Medline
- Scopus
- Web of Science
Date and time: To be confirmed
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Liz Gillen
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
2 part series delivered together: Formulating Clinical Questions and Searching for Evidence
Using the PICO framework to formulate a sound clinical question to help identify evidence to inform the decision making process.
A taste of using a variety of databases to find evidence, including:
- The Cochrane Library
- Medline
- Scopus
- Web of Science
Date and time: To be confirmed
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Liz Gillen
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
Zotero
This session will provide an introduction to Zotero, one of the most popular and well established free, web-based, open source reference management software alternatives to EndNote.
Zotero enables users to:
- manage and store bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDFs) and integrate with Word in order to add citations and references to a document that you are working on
- take advantage of its collaboration and sharing features so that you can use Zotero to work with like minded-researchers
During the session you will have the opportunity to get hands on experience with Zotero.
Date and time: Friday 31st May, 1.00 - 2.00pm
Location: Room 1.06, Small Training Lab, Cochrane Building
Trainer: Lucy Collins
To book a place on the session, please email Health Library Training (Healthlibrarytraining@cf.ac.uk).
If you require a session that is not listed above, or if you are interested in one of the sessions but are unable to attend, please contact Mari Ann Hilliar - hilliarM@cardiff.ac.uk.
For all Llandough-based queries and training, please contact Rosemary Soper - soper@cardiff.ac.uk .