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Course outline
Skills to appraise and evaluate research literature are key to being able to judge whether it is trustworthy, relevant and of value. This course will introduce the concepts of critical appraisal and give an overview of the tools and techniques which can be used in this process to understand scientific evidence.
Who is this course for?
NHS staff and university academic or research staff who want to understand more about the critical appraisal process. It assumes that you have no prior or little knowledge of critical appraisal.
Upcoming sessions
Available on request. Email: liaison@sgul.ac.uk
Library Training Calendar
Course outline
This is an introductory workshop on using EBSCOhost and Ovid to search key databases for literature for your dissertation, review or research project.
Learning objectives
- Identify an appropriate subject database for your search
- Plan, phrase and record a sophisticated search strategy
- Apply advanced search techniques, such as alternative keywords, truncation and phrase searching to a relevant database.
- Broaden or focus your results using BOOLEAN operators.
- Review results and edit your search terms to improve relevancy of results.
- Save your search and results for future reference.
Who is this course for?
Suitable for academic staff and researchers, and students in year 2 or above who are looking to further their understanding of literature searching in order to conduct in-depth research into a topic.
Upcoming sessions
See dates and booking form on the link below:
To book visit: Library Training Calendar
If no suitable dates are available, contact the library to arrange a bespoke session.
Course outline
This half-day course will focus on in-depth literature searching for systematic reviewers and how to manage your results. It will provide you with an overview of the systematic review process, know-how of creating effective search strategies, systematic searching of the literature, managing your results and documenting the search process.
Learning objectives:
At the end of this session you will be able to:
- plan robust search strategies for literature searches in support of systematic reviews
- carry out systematic, advanced searches on the Ovid platform
- save searches strategies and create alerts
- plan how you will manage your search results and report on your search methodology.
Who is this course for?
NHS staff, academic staff, researchers, postgraduate students.
Upcoming sessions
Due to staff changes this course is currentlly available on request. Email:
liaison@sgul.ac.uk
Course outline
This is an introductory online workshop on using Harvard citing and referencing. It will use the Cite Them Right Online version of Harvard.
Learning objectives:
- The concepts of citing and referencing in academic work.
- How to include citations in your assignments.
- Referencing different types of materials such as books, journal articles, websites.
- How to create a list of references at the end of your work.
- Practice using Cite Them Right Online.
- Advice on where to find further guidance.
Who is this course for?
Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Upcoming sessions
See dates and booking form on the link below:To book visit: Library Training Calendar
If no suitable dates are available, contact the library to arrange a bespoke session.
Course outline
RefWorks is a web-based reference management tool designed to help you gather, organise, store, annotate, and share all types of resources used in your research, assignments, or dissertation.
Learning objectives:
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How to import references into RefWorks from different resources, including Library Search, Hunter, Ovid, EBSCOhost and Google Scholar.
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How to create a reference list using the Cite Them Right Harvard referencing style.
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How to use some of the features of RefWorks, such as creating folders, editing references, and uploading PDF documents.
Who is this course for?
Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students or academic staff.
Upcoming sessions
See dates and booking form on the link below:To book visit: Library Training Calendar
If no suitable dates are available, contact the library to arrange a bespoke session.
Course outline
Finding top-quality evidence is a priority for health care practitioners. This session will introduce the high-quality resources available to you, as well as provide training in how to use them effectively to support evidence-based clinical practice or decision-making.
The session will cover:
- the range of evidence-based healthcare resources available, including: NHS Evidence, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, the Cochrane Library and BMJ Best Practice
- how to use the NHS databases effectively and identify the most appropriate database for your need
- how to create and plan a search strategy using subject headings and keywords and how to combine searches and apply limits to focus your results
- how to access full-text articles where available or locate articles through St George’s journals page
- how to save your searches and set up alerts.
Who is this course for?
NHS staff and placement students.
Upcoming sessions
See dates and booking form on the link below:
Library Training Calendar
Course outline
Library induction for NHS staff, introducing you to the range of services and resources on offer to those working for St George’s Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital and other community-based sites.
Who is this course for?
NHS staff and placement students.
Upcoming sessions
See dates and booking form on the link below:
To book visit: Library Training Calendar
Course outline
My Reading List (Leganto) integrates the library catalogue with Canvas to make it easier for students to identify and access key texts, recommended readings and other resources to fulfil their learning objectives. It also makes it easier for you to add a range of resources and to identify the latest editions of books that the library holds. This session will help you get to know My Reading List and learn more about how you and your students can use it.
Please note that you must be a member of the library to access and edit My Reading List. If you are not already a member, please register here before the session.
Email liaison@sgul.ac.uk if you have any questions or need help with using My Reading List.
Who is this course for?
This session is aimed at teaching staff.
Learning objectives
We will get you started on creating one of your own Module Reading Lists during the session. The session will cover:
how to add resources from Hunter (the Library's search tool); how to add websites; tips on how to create better Reading Lists; how to request a Digitization of an article or book chapter; why you should use web links instead of uploading pdfs; how to duplicate or associate a list with a second or further module, and know when it is appropriate to do so; why it's important to add tags to an item; instructions on the publishing process.
The session will also give you an opportunity to ask questions about any current reading lists you already have.
During the session, we recommend you use an existing list from one of your current modules from which to create your new list.
Upcoming sessions
Available on request. Email: liaison@sgul.ac.uk