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Finding scholarly literature by authors from specific countries

A short tutorial video about how to use the Web of Science database to find literature by authors from specific countries. This activity can support students aiming to increase the diversity of…

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Overview of MSc Taught Programmes at the University of Edinburgh - School of Informatics

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Aten Chau - Improving the Sustainability of University Computer Information Technology (IT) services

The presentation by Aten Chau who is working with Prof. John Thompson and Dr. Fraser Coutts Awarded: Highly Commended Summer 2024 Cohort

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Introduction to the University Library for PG Online students

An introduction to the University Library for online postgraduate students within SPS. This presentation is split into 3 sections: An introduction to Library Resources Guidance in conducting an more…

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Library Bitesize: Using PRISMA ​ for reporting your systematic review search methods

This recorded Library Bitesize will introduce the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement and its extensions for use in transparent reporting of…

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UNCOVER Workshop: Understanding and critically appraising modelling studies

Presenter: Jazz KirkwoodSee Attachments tab to downloand presentation slides See further resources list below for additional sources recommended by Jazz. Description: Mathematical modelling studies…

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Library Bitesize: Introduction to CINAHL

See attachments tab for a copy of the presentation slides. This session is an introduction to searching for literature in CINAHL. CINAHL is a major literature database for nursing and allied…

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Library Bitesize: Searching grey literature for reviews and evidence synthesis

This session provides an overview of grey literature sources and some aspects to consider while integrating grey literature in your evidence synthesis or literature review. We demonstrate a practical…

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Latin American literature - improving topic coverage on Wikipedia for the Edinburgh Award 2023/2024

This is an Edinburgh Award presentation for Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia 2023/2024 - an extracurricular project of 55-80 hours at the University of Edinburgh.

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Overview of Taught Masters Degrees at the School of Informatics

In this recording you can hear about our School, your degree programme structure, course selection and dissertation from our Director of Learning and Teaching, Bjorn Franke. Please note, captions…

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Library Bitesize: Introduction to Scopus

This session is an introduction to searching for literature on Scopus. The Scopus database indexes articles from 25,100+ journals in health, biomedicine, life sciences, technology, and social…

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Inaugural Lecture: Tim Milnes

Inaugural Lecture by Tim Milnes, 24 April, 2024. 'Ex Nihilo: Romanticism, Creativity, and the Invention of ‘Literature’', an Inaugural Lecture celebrating the appointment of…

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Library Bitesize: Translating literature search strategies across multiple databases

Recording of Library Bitesize: Translating literature search strategies across multiple databases, 26/04/2024 Please note, the very start of this session was not captured by the recording. As such,…

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Inaugural Lecture of Professor Paul Crosthwaite

Inaugural Lecture of Professor Paul Crosthwaite

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Expert searches for systematic reviews - databases via Ovid (Dissertation and Thesis Festival)

Presenter: Rani Darbar (Wolters Kluwer) This webinar covers intermediate and advanced search techniques for literature databases available via the Ovid platform, such as Medline, Embase, PsycInfo,…

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Using Film in Research (Dissertation & Thesis Festival March 2024)

This session introduces the University Library’s online and physical film collections, along with the main film literature databases, and resources to support citing film in a variety of…

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