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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
- Introduction to databases
- Advanced database use
- Introduction to SmartSearch
- Impact factors, citations and research journals
- Embedding information literacy in the curriculum
- Introduction to EndNote
- Advanced EndNote use
- Copyright training
Library induction
- Learn about library services and resources
- Use the CSU Library catalogue 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
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 (includung Google Scholar); meta search engines.
Duration: 1 hour
Advanced database use
- Use advanced search strategies, set up personal profiles within databases, and save searches and create alerts.
Duration: 1 hour
Introduction to SmartSearch
- Access and utilise SmartSearch, a tool that allows users to access e-journals and to search multiple databases simultaneously
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Impact factors, citations and research journals
- Use various cited literature tools including 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
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
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
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
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