Faculty Liaison Services - Training for Staff and Postgraduates

The Library's Book a Librarian service offers one on one consultation with a librarian to develop your research information skills. Academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students have the option to book a session with a faculty liaison librarian who will visit your School or Research Centre and provide one on one or small group training and assistance at a convenient time. The available topics may be booked separately or, in some cases, as combined sessions.

To book a training session, see the Book a Librarian form.

To find out more about the training sessions available, click the links below:

Library induction

  • Learn about library services and resources
  • Use Primo Search and request material from other locations.
  • Find out how the Library can help you with teaching and research at CSU.
  • Visit the library and meet key staff who can help you make the best use of available resources.

Duration: 1 hour

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Introduction to Primo Search

  • Basic search functions; finding journal articles, books, eBooks; requesting
  • Use of facets to refine search results
  • Accessing full text content
  • Finding CSU Research Output (CRO) documents and digital theses
  • Advanced search
  • My Library Record

Duration: 1 hour

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Introduction to databases

  • Access Australian and international databases, use basic search strategies, and locate full-text articles using SFX.
  • Learn how to search the Internet for relevant and reliable information using: subject directories; search engines (including Google Scholar); meta search engines.

Duration: 1 hour

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Advanced database use

  • Use advanced search strategies, set up personal profiles within databases, and save searches and create alerts.

Duration: 1 hour

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ERA, Impact factors, citations and research journals

  • An overview of ERA
  • Use various cited literature tools including Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Journal Citation Reports
  • Use Ulrich's Periodicals Online to locate and verify publication details of research journals.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Introduction to Research Professional

  • Find funding with Search and Advanced Search
  • Save searches and create email alerts
  • Bookmark searches
  • Add themselves to Groups
  • Create and share Calenders
  • Download Calendars including multiple funding opportunities calendars

Duration: 1 hour

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Embedding information literacy in the curriculum

  • Learn about the Information Literacy approaches and resources offered by CSU Library.
  • Look at, and discuss, different ways of embedding information literacy in subjects
  • Learn how to add resources to online subjects via links to electronic resources and Reserve.

Duration: 45 minutes

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Introduction to EndNote

  • Create an EndNote "library" add and modify records (references), search within an EndNote library, and produce bibliographies.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Advanced EndNote use

  • Build on the skills developed in the "Introduction to EndNote" session
  • Use "Cite while you write" with MS Word
  • Import references from databases
  • Install and modify output styles.

Duration: 1 hour

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Copyright training

  • Learn about: basic concepts in copyright law; copying limits for different types of material; and where to obtain further information and assistance.

Duration: 1 hour

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Integrating library resources in Interact

  • The aim of this session is to introduce participants to the strategies that are available for embedding Library resources in subjects and options for delivery to students via the online learning environment (OLE).

Duration: 1 hour

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