Details of the GCW University Library’s revamped series of workshops for staff and postgraduate students are now available on their portal page. Workshops available include an introduction to RefWorks and a number of workshops to develop searching skills.

Searching 1:
At the end of the workshop you will know how to find books and ebooks on the library catalogue; have an understanding of the resources available through the University Portal and how to find material not available within the library’s collections.

Dates:
Tuesday 11 May 2010 14.00-15.30
Thursday10 June 2010 10.00-11.30
Wednesday14 July 2010 14.00-15.30

Searching 2:
This workshop will focus on search techniques to help you improve the way you find information. It will build on skills you developed in Searching 1.

Dates:
Thursday 20 May 2010 14.00-16.00
Thursday 17 June 2010 14.00-16.00
Monday 19 July 2010 10.00-12.00

RefWorks:
An introductory session showing you how you can organise your references as well as create bibliographies and in-text citations in a variety of formats, including Harvard, APA, MLA and Numeric

Dates:
Wednesday 5 May 2010 14.00-15.30
Thursday 3 June 2010 10.00-11.30
Tuesday 6 July 2010 10.00-11.30

All workshops will take place in UL101 in the University Library. To book a place on any of these workshops please visit the Library’s portal page.