Researchers: Welcome & skills training

ORCiD is a unique identifier system for Researchers worldwide. It allow you as a researcher to distinguish yourself as 'you'.  An ORCID also supports linking systems involved in key research workflows.

Find out more about ORCID and sign-up here: http://orcid.org/

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Does anything about this guide or Library & Student Support really irritate you?

Email me and let me know so we can sort it out:

Librarians@mdx.ac.uk

Please make sure you do these basic things:

• Welcome handout: Sets you up to use our resources including Library Search.
• Checklist:  Download this so you are aware of all the services you should use.
• My Subject - Library Guides: For the key resources in your subject
• Your Liaison Librarian:  Book a 121 so you know all the resources you need.

• How do I reserve books?  Go to Library Search and use the Request option. 
• I'm not able to access some journal articles:  You can request any journal article via Inter library loans.  This is FREE for researchers.

The Research Support Team is part of Library and Student Support (LSS) in the Sheppard Library.  If you have questions about Open Access, the Research Repositories, Research Data Management or any other scholarly communications issues please do get in touch:

• MDX Research Repository: https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/
• MDX Research Data Repository: https://mdx.figshare.com/
• All other research issues:  repository@mdx.ac.uk      except:
• Research data research-data@mdx.ac.uk

If you have a subject specific question contact your Liaison Librarian.

This guide covers:

• Finding and creating resources
  • Journal publishing: Find the best ranked journals in your field
  • Book publishing:  Get an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) if publishing at Middlesex

• Information skills: Learn to find things more efficiently
• Other libraries: Use SCONUL Access to borrow from any other academic library
• Distance learners: Services we offer to support students studying at a distance
• Liaison librarians: Find out your librarian to contact for 121 support for your research
• Scholarly communication
  • Journals - getting cited and published
  • Books - writing and getting published
  • Open Access

• Other guides you may find useful are:

• New academic staff: The basics on library use and how to find information.
• Subject LibGuides. Guides to the resources in each subject area taught at Middlesex University written by your subject liaison librarian
• Words and Meanings Library Guide.

Use Library Search to find and access quality academic resources.

If we don't have a journal paper or book you need then we get it. This is free. See our Inter library loans guide.

If you think we should buy a book for the library, tell us via the Suggest a book form for your campus.

If you want us to subscribe to a new journal (which can be expensive) please ask your Liaison Librarian.

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