My Subject: Researchers: Researcher development and training

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If you missed the Library welcome session, please download these three documents. Work through the library resources worksheets, use the check list to ensure you take full advantage of all the resources and services offered to you and then sign up for LinkedIn Learning.

Welcome: Library resources for research students worksheet Essential: Our worksheet for our welcome sessions which covers the basic set up to get you started. Covers Library Search, RefWorks, Cite them Right Online and how to get help from your Librarian.
Research students' library and academic writing check list Our list of services we offer you should know about to get the maximum out of your research. Have you got your ORCID yet?
Linkedin Learning set up worksheet How to set up a Linkedin Learning account and some basics of the system. You will need this to learn some research software such as Nvivo. Please note that Linkedin Learning is not available in mainland China.

The slides used in our training sessions (part of the Middlesex University Researcher Development Programme) are in the boxes below. The links below are to useful pages for more information:

Find your librarian Use this link to find your Librarian. Research students: Make sure you have a 121 meeting with them to learn about all the resources for your area of research.
RefWorks set up and syncing with Word Detailed information page on how to set up RefWorks and what you need to do to sync with Word. A 2 hour workshop runs each term on how to do this
Researcher Development Programme This links to the full research training programme for research students at Middlesex.

Advanced Literature Searching

Setting up Google Scholar correctly
Web of Science and citation searching
Finding the best journals in your field
Getting articles we don't have via FREE inter library loan

For a recorded version with subtitles please click the link below:

Recording of the slides, December 2020 Recording of the slides December 2020

RefWorks for Researchers

Recording of the slides January 2021 Recording of the talk I normally give as a webinar so you can listen to it.

Linkedin Learning for research

There is a handout on how to activate your Linkedin Learning account here:

Linkedin Learning set up worksheet How to set up a Linkedin Learning account and some basics of the system. You will need this to learn some research software such as Nvivo. Please note that Linkedin Learning is not available in mainland China.