Year: 2016

Choosing a dissertation topic

I have recently completed an MA in Academic Practice degree run by the Learning Enhancement and Development Team at City, University London. The Academic Practice course is a mixture of theory, practice and reflection aimed at internal and external academic staff, professional staff, library staff and some research students who teach. My particular highlight of…Continue Reading Choosing a dissertation topic

CILIP Leadership Programme 2015-16

I have just finished the CILIP Leadership Programme 2015-16. This was a pilot programme to develop leadership in the profession and was aimed at mid-career professionals or those with some experience.  I work as a Research Librarian in  City University London Library Services and was fortunate enough to be offered the opportunity to attend the…Continue Reading CILIP Leadership Programme 2015-16

Alternative access to Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators (City University London)

We have been experiencing technical issues with our access to Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Essential Science Indicators (ESI), our E-Access team is currently working with Thomson Reuters to resolve this. In the meantime the following links can be used to access the previous version/ interface of each resource: An earlier version of ESI can…Continue Reading Alternative access to Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators (City University London)

Read for Research

Taking an overview of Read for Research at City University London Library A patron driven acquisition scheme offered by Library Services  based on the research interests of students and staff. Started in November 2013 and has continued since. So far we have purchased 1208 titles (books and e-books) through the scheme. Very popular across disciplines in the University. A reading list…Continue Reading Read for Research

Designing surveys for research

During a research project, it may be decided to conduct a survey if it is considered that it will add value to the attempt to answer the research question.  This should only really be done after completing the literature review part of the project to identify if a survey is appropriate as a research tool….Continue Reading Designing surveys for research

Read for Research – City University London Library

Read for Research  offers the opportunity to research students and staff  at City University London conducting research to suggest  titles for purchase by City University Library Services   See our Read for Research Twitter hashtag for some titles ordered so far and to see what students think of the scheme. Read for Research has been…Continue Reading Read for Research – City University London Library

LILAC 2016: Leabharlannan, Learning & Leprechauns

(Reblogged from: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/developingatcity/ ) Although I’m partly of Irish descent and am partial to elves and quite wanted to see a leprechaun, I had never previously visited Ireland until the recent LILAC 2016  (LILAC is The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference) at University College Dublin (UCD).  I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend…Continue Reading LILAC 2016: Leabharlannan, Learning & Leprechauns

UK Data Service webinars 2016

The UK Data Service has just released its 2016 programme of webinars introducing different aspects of their service and explaining their key datasets. Introductory webinars: Introduction to the UK Data Service – 21 January, 20 April, 12 October Finding and accessing data in the UK Data Service – 9 March, 28 April, 19 October Key…Continue Reading UK Data Service webinars 2016