Faculty Liaison Services - Training
Academic Staff
Individual, or small group training in the use of library services and resources can be requested by contacting one of the Faculty Liaison staff, or submitting a request using the Training & development program for academic staff and postgraduate students.
Including:
- Library induction – an introduction to general Library resources and services.
- Research support – Library resources, research management tools such as EndNote, scholarly publication, researcher Id, citation metrics.
- Teaching & learning support, integration of Library resources and information literacy support in the Interact LMS, copyright
For more information about the courses offered, see: Training & development program for academic staff and postgraduate students.
Staff working off-campus, or based at locations that do not have local Faculty Liaison staff may wish to arrange off-campus training, or register to attend one or more of the following scheduled online training workshops.
Off-campus Online Training Calendar
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| 15th Aug 2013 11:00am | Library Induction An overview of the Library’s web page and resources, helping you find the information you need on the Library’s website, including using PRIMO, the Library’s discovery tool. |
| 26th Sep 2013 2:00pm | Online Journal Articles & eBooks An information session showing where to find online information from the Library and how to access it. |
| 31st Oct 2013 10:00am | Introduction to Endnote Getting started with EndNote, how to create your EndNote library, modifying records and creating groups. |
Online training workshops are normally recorded. Links to recorded workshops are forward to registered participants, and made available from the Library training resources site in Interact.
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Higher Degree Research (HDR) & Postgraduate Students
Individual, or small group training in the use of library services and resources can be requested by contacting one of the Faculty Liaison staff, or submitting a request using the Book-a-librarian form.
Including:
- Library induction – an introduction to general Library resources and services.
- Research support – Library resources, research management tools such as EndNote, scholarly publication, researcher Id, citation metrics.
Introductory Library training sessions are also available as part of the Research Office online professional development program – see the Research Office professional development calendar for more details and registration.
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CSU Partner & Affiliate Staff
Staff teaching into the CSU program at partner institutions are able to request individual or small group training in the use of CSU library services and resources, by contacting one of the Faculty Liaison staff, submitting a request using the book-a-librarian form, or registering to attend one or more of the following scheduled online training workshops.
Library services for students at partner and affiliated institutions with detailed information about how to access these services is available from the Library Orientation toolbox.
CSU Partner & Affiliate Staff Training Calendar
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| 22nd Aug 2013 10:00am | Library Induction An overview of the Library’s web page and resources, helping you find the information you need on the Library’s website, including using PRIMO, the Library’s discovery tool. |
| 12th Sep 2013 2:00pm | Online Journal Articles & eBooks An information session showing where to find online information from the Library and how to access it. |
| 7th Nov 2013 12:00pm | Library Induction An overview of the Library’s web page and resources, helping you find the information you need on the Library’s website, including using PRIMO, the Library’s discovery tool. |
Online training workshops are normally recorded. Links to recorded workshops are forward to registered participants, and made available from the Library training resources site in Interact.
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General Staff
Everyone needs to engage in continuous lifelong learning to keep our professional knowledge and awareness up to date. As a CSU staff member, you have free access to over 600,000 books, 60,000 journal titles, and a growing collection of eBooks including general interest, industry and trade publications, as well as academic works.
Your personal interests are covered with an extensive collection of fiction, DVDs, newspapers (online & in print), or leisure and hobby subjects such as horticulture, travel, IT, visual and creative arts, cooking, health and fitness, and much more.
The Library collection also includes children's fiction and nonfiction books, and many curriculum resources to help your children with homework assignments.
Learn about the resources available and how to access them. Book an individual or small group session, and we will tailor the training to your interests and information needs.
In the training we will cover the following topics, tailored to your needs.
- General library information and campus library tour.
- Introduction to the Library website.
- Borrowing information, including borrowing terms and conditions.
- How to locate Library resources.
- How to access assistance:
- FAQs
- Contact Us
- Keeping up to date with the Library and resources.
To book a training session, see the Library orientation for general staff form
contact Vanessa Salway for more details.
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Undergraduate Students
Subject coordinators and lecturers wanting to organise trainings sessions for groups of undergraduate students should contact the Library information staff via the "Ask us" phone number for their local campus (see the CSU Library Contacts page), or the Library Information Literacy Coordinator (see below).
Information Literacy Coordinator
| Name | Phone/Fax Number | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Salway | +61 2 6338 4163 | vsalway@csu.edu.au |
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