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SIFTing the literature: Critically evaluating the reliability of sources (Dissertation and Thesis Festival Nov 2023)

Ever seen something shared on social media that you think just cannot be true? Or wondered how you can be more critical in the sources of information you use in an assignment? By the end of this…

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UG Using the Library Sept 2023

Using the University Library: for undergraduate students By the end of this session, you should be able to:•Understand what resources the library can offer to help you with your…

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Introduction to the Library - HCA (Online)

An introduction to the University Library for new online postgraduate students in the School of History, Classics, Archaeology (HCA), 2023/24. A PDF version of the slides can be downloaded from the…

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Introduction to Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the most common and best-known example of academic misconduct. All types of work submitted by students are covered by this definition, including, for example, written work, diagrams,…

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Using digital newspaper archives (Historical Research: Skills & Sources)

This video provides an overview of the wide range of historical newspaper databases and other news sources available at the Library, including some hints and tips on basic and advanced search…

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Diversifying Toolkit for Staff Online launch event

This is a recording of the online launch event of the Diversifying Toolkit for Staff, created by the ASL team. The Academic Support Librarians' EDI group have been compiling resources to create…

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Rights retention in action (impact of the UOE Research Publications Policy after 12 months) - Theo Andrew

Join Theo Andrew as he gives an update on the impact of the University of Edinburgh's "Right Retention Policy" after 12 months. You can find out more about the University's Rights…

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SR course 5.1 - Search strategy - where to look?

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SR course 5.3d - More combining search strings using OR

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2 - free text search in title and abstract field

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IRR Lecture 5: Writing a Good Research Review

This lecture explains the ways to justify an answer and how to build a scientific argument. This also includes critical questions and tips for writing a successful literature review.

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Live conversation, Dissertation-20220915_183021-Meeting Recording

Dissertation live conversation recording 15/09/2022

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How to find and select academic literature for your assignments

This video will explain:What academic literature is? How to access the Library’s print and online collection? The key search tools you will use to find academic literature? How to evaluate…

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[IRR 2022] Introduction (Part 1): Overview of the IRR Course

This is an overview of the Informatics Research Review course in the School of Informatics

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tidyqpcr - Sam Haynes

Software is intended to be a tool used to complete tasks efficiently. However, the intent is not always matched by the execution as users may become frustrated with design idiosyncrasies or…

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Introducing a Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) - Flavio Azevedo

The Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) addresses the underappreciated pedagogical aspect of open and reproducible science and its associated challenges, including a need…

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