As a response to increasing interest from staff and students on how to conduct a systematic review, Margaret and I have completed a new Subject Guide .
It’s linked to the the Research Guide – Find and Manage Research Literature.
All feedback welcome.
Just a reminder that Antonio is still happy to do a presentation for Library staff tomorrow (August 20th at 2pm). The session is in Room 210 which will allow for social distancing.
If you haven’t yet registered – book here
We are delighted that Antonio Viselli from the School of Language, Social and Political Sciences will be visiting the Library to talk about his research in the area of French language and literature. Antonio is the founder of the Master of Applied Translation and Interpretation, and his research interests have also led him to working with the Macmillan Brown Library.
Afternoon tea will served following Antonio’s presentation
Date: Thursday 20th August – 2pm
Venue: PJH Room 210
Book here
Just to confirm that the DPI training that was postponed from 2 weeks ago will be held today (Monday 9th September) at 2pm in Poutama.
With the advent of September it’s officially Spring! It’s also the start of SitLess September – Stand up, Sit Less, Move More.
Sit Less September works in very nicely with the 10,000 Steps Challenge which is running until September 29th.
So let’s combine these two excellent initiatives and demonstrate that we are on the move. In your team meetings take a little time to discuss what to you can do to sit less. Document your activites with a photograph and send it to me.
You never know, there may be a SitLess award at the end of the year, but, your true reward will be an improvement in your personal and team well-being.
Just a reminder that Steve Wingreen from Information Systems in the College of Business will be our guest speaker tomorrow (Thursday 8th May) at 2pm in Room 210.
Afternoon Tea will be served following Steve’s talk.
You can register here
Our first researcher for 2019 will be Dr Stephen Wingreen from Information Systems in the School of Business. He will tell us about his research into blockchain and other technologies (exact title forthcoming). After his talk we will share afternoon tea.
Date: Thursday 9th May
Time: 2pm
Venue: PJH Room 210
Please book here:
https://canterbury.libcal.com/event/5207741
I received this email from Ekant Veer from Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
“A colleague of mine just sent me a link to their library’s plagiarism page and lo and behold, they use UC’s video on plagiarism! They thought it was hilarious (and disturbing) having me on their library page, but they’re using it – thought it’d be nice to pass on to the other library staff who were involved so they know we’re internet famous!”
This video is on our Citations and Referencing Page, and here it is at Missouri Southern State University Library
The EndNote subject guide has been updated. A new feature is the FAQ which brings together some of the major problems that EndNote users encounter. There is also a new Tab on keeping your EndNote Library safe.
http://canterbury.libguides.com/endnote
There are also Zotero and Mendeley guides for staff and students who prefer alternative bibliographic managers. Zotero can be installed on campus computers by logging an Assyst request.
For our final Meet the Researchers series for 2018 we are delighted that two of our very own researchers, Matt and Damian, have agreed to tell us about their research projects.
Date: Tuesday 20th November
Time: 2-3.30 (Presentations will start at 2pm followed by afternoon tea)
Venue: Room 208 (Macmillan Brown Centre).
Please book here
Thesis to Book: Academic Book Publishing in the Humanities
Matthew Oram
In many humanities fields, books standout as the landmark research outputs upon which reputations are based and careers advanced. Yet for early career researchers, there can be very little guidance on how to transform a PhD thesis into a published monograph. In this talk I will discuss my experience of navigating the process, from revising the manuscript, to securing a publishing contract, to seeing the book through production.
For Church and College: The Canterbury Association library and its place in the UC Special Collections.
Damian Cairns.
It has always been noted that the University of Canterbury held works ‘that were part of the luggage brought by colonists on the first four ships’ and others ‘donated by Oxford alumnae’, but it was never noted to what extent or which works these were.
In this talk I will discuss how collection management can lead to in-depth research which has provided us with a greater knowledge of the Rare Books collection. I also will briefly explain how the objectives of the Association and the religious climate in the UK during the period 1820-1850 influenced the selection and donation of works that found their way to Canterbury.