The beginning of the new academic year has seen a significant increase in the number of research outputs added to CRO in comparison to last month, full details of which can be found in this months infographic below. Transcript If you would like to increase the visibility of your work, and help expand City’s archive…Continue Reading What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in September?
SAGE Research Methods Online – Videos
Welcome to all of our new and returning research students at City. We have a great new research resource at CityLibrary called Sage Research Methods Online Videos It’s easy to access from the library Databases A-Z which is on the left hand side of the Library website. It includes hours of video tutorials, interviews and…Continue Reading SAGE Research Methods Online – Videos
What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in August?
While the summer vacation has witnessed a drop in the number of uploads to CRO throughout August, continued deposits mean we are steadily moving towards hitting a total of 15,000 research outputs being available for download. Full details can be found in the infographic below: Transcript If you would like to increase the visibility of…Continue Reading What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in August?
New Jisc Library Hub Discover service
The new Jisc Library Hub Discover service will allow searching across over 100 academic and specialist library catalogues. New features include: An improved interface providing a better user experience. A single search box that allows keyword searching as well as the ability to generate complex search queries. Details are given in the Search Help An…Continue Reading New Jisc Library Hub Discover service
What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in June?
This month has seen a consistent level of deposits to match last month’s new additions to CRO, figures for which are detailed below: Transcript In addition to items downloaded directly from CRO, the Publications Team continue to receive regular requests for embargoed items including journal articles, book chapters and PhD theses. If you would like…Continue Reading What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in June?
Designing a poster for the first time
I recently attended the Learning at City conference and was offered the opportunity to present a poster. This was the first time that I have produced a poster so thought I would share some tips. I found it enjoyable, a opportunity to be creative, a talking point and delegates at the conference asked interesting questions…Continue Reading Designing a poster for the first time
What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in May?
With the end of the academic year and the holidays approaching, CRO still witness a steady flow of papers being deposited by researchers in May. The figures are detailed below: The number of total downloads from CRO overall is steadily creeping towards 2.5 million, indicating a high level of interest in the research outputs of…Continue Reading What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in May?
Read for Research scheme at CityLibrary
Since 2013, we have been offering a patron driven acquisition scheme called Read for Research based on the research interests of our research students, early career researchers and staff doing research at CityLibrary. So far we have purchased 1700 print books and 260 e-books through the scheme. Very popular across disciplines in the University. The…Continue Reading Read for Research scheme at CityLibrary
What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in April?
A steady continuation of uploads to CRO means that we now have over 14,000 research items available for download, or request, in our open access repository. Our infographic below provides full details of activity taking place in April 2019. Although the majority of visitors are based in the UK and USA, researchers from 169…Continue Reading What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in April?
How to recognise an ‘Accepted Manuscript’
With an increase in the number of policies requiring academics to deposit their ‘accepted manuscripts’ in repositories such as City Research Online (CRO), the library Publications Team has designed a quick and easy graphic guide to help you recognise which version is the ‘accepted manuscript’: The ‘accepted manuscript’, or ‘Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM), is the…Continue Reading How to recognise an ‘Accepted Manuscript’