Free webinar on etheses Thurs 13th Feb

This free webinar (online presentation) on Thursday 13th February at 15.00 is aimed at researchers, students, and anyone who is interested in finding and using PhD theses. 

EThOS is the national database for PhD theses, managed by the British Library. It's a fantastic resource for researchers, with over 100,000 UK theses freely available to download
and use for your own research, and another 200,000 available to search and scan on demand.

Join the free webinar to learn how EThOS works. Find out how to search for and download theses, and what to do if a thesis isn't available. If you're a PhD student, find out what will happen to your
thesis once it's completed. The webinar will also explain how EThOS works with UK universities to support the whole research cycle, making the theses more visible and available for new researchers to use and build on. To attend the webinar register here

Keep track of your WRRO stats

Sheffield's shared open access repository White Rose Research Online (WRRO) has recently unveiled its new statistics page where you can find out all the latest download stats.

The repository has had a fantastic 2,048,419 downloads overall for the full-text articles it holds with the most downloaded research paper getting a whopping 32,289 alone.

 

 

Here are the top downloaded research papers from Sheffield;

Clark, C.D., Evans, D.J.A., Khatwa, A., Bradwell, T., Jordan, C.J., Marsh, S.H., Mitchell, W.A. and Bateman, M.D. (2004) Map and GIS database of glacial landforms and features related to the last British Ice Sheet. Boreas, 33 (4). pp. 359-375. ISSN 0300-9483

http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/911/ 

Baxter, S. and Brumfitt, S.M. (2008) Professional differences in interprofessional working. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 22 (3). pp. 239-251. ISSN 1469-9567
http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/10569/ 

Wang, J.B., Wang, W.Y., Jewell, G.W. and Howe, D. (2005) Design of a miniature permanent-magnet generator and energy storage system. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 52 (5). pp. 1383-1390. ISSN 0278-0046 http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/820/

 

 

To find the stats you want simply use the 'filter items' option at the top of the page. From here you can find out exactly how many downloads each individual article, author or department has had for any given period. To look up a particular article all you need to search for is the EPrint id number which you can find at the end of every record's URL. 

We're developing the repository's statistic capabilities all the time so if there's further information that you think we should include just let us know. Contact us on eprints@whiterose.ac.uk

Environment Digimap

The library has subscribed to a free trial of Environment Digimap that runs until July 2014. This new Digimap collection offers land cover map data from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Access and information on the resource can be found here
  
 http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/cdfiles/digimap

You will need to register for Environment Digimap on the Digimap website even if you have already registered for the other collections.

Find out how information literacy can help you with writing assignments and conducting research. The pages are split into useful sections to support you at different stages: Getting started, Writing assignments, Research skills, and Employability.

The Getting Started page has some links to some of our tutorials on effective note taking, understanding your reading list and effective note taking. There is also a short video that explains what your subject librarian can do for you  

Online training for Web of Science

For an introduction to the new Web of Science interface, have a look at their Youtube training channel, where you'll find videos demonstrating how to get the most out of the new features.

Thompson Reuters also offer a range of live webinars and online training via their support pages.

Scopus now indexed in Primo Central

Records from Scopus are now included in your Primo Central searches via StarPlus. Primo Central is the default search in the ‘Articles and Databases’ tab in StarPlus.

Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature which offers a comprehensive overview of international research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

British Library - Doctoral Open Days for PhD students

The British Library is a hub for research, with vast and varied collections, expert staff and a wide range of events. Our Doctoral Open Days are a chance for new PhD students to discover the Library’s unique research materials. Students will learn about our collections, find out how to access them, and meet our expert staff and other researchers in their field. These events are aimed at PhD students who are new to the Library. The following events are now open to book:

13 January – Environmental Science

17 January - Digital Research

20 January - History 1

31 January - History 2

3 February - English 1

14 February - English 2

24 February – Media, Cultural Studies and Journalism

All events take place in the British Library Conference Centre, London and cost £5. Lunch and refreshments are provided. We recommend that to make the most of the day attendees get a free Reader Pass before the event. A small number of £20 travel bursaries are available for each event to students coming from outside Greater London.

Click here for further information and booking