Guides: Library Research Support: Training

Self-guided: Library Induction

Self-guided: Library Basics

I series of short videos showing you how to use the Library Catalogue, Library Discover and how to install and use our viaDurham browser plugin.

Self-guided: Effective Searching

A series of slide presentations showing you how to construct an effective search strategy, including identifying keywords, using boolean connectors, wildcards and proximity connectors, and the importance of citation searching.

Researcher Development Programme

The Library provides training throughout the academic year. Workshops are advertised through DCAD's Researcher Development Programme and are bookable through Inkpath. Individual workshops for the coming term can be found under the Workshops tab within this guide.

The Library also provides additional inductions, updates and training through academic departments, delivered by your Faculty Librarian or Research Support Librarian, and through the Academic Skills Programme.

Overview of Researcher Development Programme 2024-5. A visual graphic listing all workshops delivered by the Open Research Team. A text based list of the sessions can be found under the 'Workshops' section/tab on this guide.

Researcher Development Programme (Michaelmas 2024-25)

The following sessions are being delivered through the Researcher Development Programme during Michaelmas term 2024-2025.

October 2024

Strand	Session title	Time and date	Location
Open Research: Research Data	Introduction to Research Data Management	Tuesday 22 October 9.30am-11am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Open Research: Publishing OA	Open Access Publishing: Know your open access options: find out more about the benefits of self-archiving and going 'green'	Thursday 24 October 9.30am-10.30am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Academic Skills: Literature Searching	Literature Reviews: Effective Search Strategies	Tuesday 29 October 9.30am-11.30am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Academic Skills: Literature Searching	Literature Reviews: Introduction to Library Databases for PGRs	Thursday 31 October 9.30am-11.30am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)

November 2024

Strand	Session title	Time and date	Location
Open Research: Publishing OA	Open Access Publishing: the fundamentals and funding options (in-person)	Tuesday 5 November 9.30am-11am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Open Research: Research Data	Writing a good Data Management Plan (DMP)	Thursday 7 November 9.30am-11am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Open Research: Publishing OA	Open Access Publishing: the fundamentals and funding options (Online - condensed)	Tuesday 12 November 9.30am-10.30am	Online
Open Research: Publishing OA	Open Access Essentials: An Introduction for UKRI-funded PGRs	Thursday 14 November 9.30am-11am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Publication Planning: Responsible Authorship & Assessment	Responsible Authorship: Which journal should I publish in?	Tuesday 19 November 9.30am-10.30am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Open Research: Publishing OA	Open Access Publishing: UKRI and longform publications	Thursday 21 November 9.30am-10.30am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Academic Skills: Literature Searching	Literature Reviews: Effective Search Strategies	Tuesday 26 November 12.30pm-2.30pm	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Publication Planning: Responsible Authorship & Assessment	Responsible Authorship: How to identify and avoid predatory journals and publishers	Thursday 28 November 9.30am-11am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)

December 2024

Strand	Session title	Time and date	Location
Your Thesis	Doctoral Theses: Discovery, Access and Copyright for your thesis	Tuesday 3 December 9.30am-11.00am	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 205)
Open Research: Publishing OA	Open Access Insights: Retaining your rights as a Durham author to provide immediate open access	Tuesday 10 December 1.00pm-2.00pm	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 220)
Publication Planning: Responsible Authorship & Assessment	Responsible Research Assessment: More than your H-index	Thursday 12 December 3.15pm-4.30pm	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 220)
Publication Planning: Responsible Authorship & Assessment	Responsible Research Assessment: DORA and Journal Metrics	Thursday 12 December 2.00pm-3.00pm	Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC 220)

Example Resources

Here we will provide links to additional resources from workshops we run (or usually run).

What others have said...

“step by step instructions and one-to-one help” Subject databases
“Good. Fast. Relevant.” Subject databases
“I found it useful … I think many people have only a superficial understanding of GS even if they use it daily.” Google Scholar
“Makes a practical difference to how I will search the web.” Google Scholar
“step by step guide, and time for students to practice ourselves.” Doctoral Theses
“Very clear whilst taking us through the different options” Historic Newspapers
“It was an incredibly useful workshop … it gave me a real example of different search strategies.” Effective Search Strategies
“Style of presentation was good, involvement of the 2 presenters was good, encouraged a range of critical approaches to literature.” Critical Reading
“My departmental library induction was far too brief. More helpful information was given in this session.”Introduction to the Library for PGRs
“Very clearly structured, looking at the type of search and then the required technique” Effective Search Strategies
“The topic was new to me, so was pitched at exactly the right level” Managing and Sharing Research Data
“Both theoretical and practical… Features of databases that I ignored before” Subject Databases
“Left with an awareness of how easy it is to follow the rules of copyright, and some of the dangers of not doing so.” Copyright
“helped provide me with the basic information on Journal Impact and where to find information such as an author's h-index. It will be useful for future journal submission consideration.” Tracking your Research Impact
“Caught me out in my own bad habits.” Critical Reading
“It was an incredibly useful workshop - one of the best I have attended. The chance to practice was good since it gave me a real example (applied to my research)” Effective Search Strategies