New Skills@Library webpage

The new Skills@Library webpage has gone live.




The Skills@Library website is now live. Many of the new online resources include interactive tutorials that can be embedded in Blackboard to support learning in undergraduate modules. As well as pages aimed at students, there are separate pages for researchers, tutors and lecturers. To find out more about Skills@Library and other services being provided visit http://skills.library.leeds.ac.uk.

The link has been added to the Useful Links section on the right hand side of this Blog.

These pages can also be accessed through the library website.

Web of Science changes

The Web of Science interface has now changed.
After typing in your ISS username and password, you will be taken to the Web of Knowledge homepage. Click on the yellow Select a Database tab at the top of the page. You then need to select Web of Science from the list of database products.



At the bottom of the screen, you have the option to Change Limits and Settings. Click this link and the following options will appear:

Tick the check boxes to search across each of the databases. By default it searches across all three.

For more information about Web of Science there are online tutorials and workbooks available at : http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/databases/indexguides/wos.htm or you can book online onto a Web of Science library training session http://www.skillscentre.leeds.ac.uk/workshops.php

Training sessions for Arts PhD Students

Find out how to do a comprehensive literature search, keep up to date in your field and manage the information you find without getting swamped. These sessions are designed specifically for arts and humanities research students. The first session will show you how to ensure your searching is comprehensive and kept up to date. The second will show you how to manage the information you find using Endnote.

• Searching the Literature, Thursday 14th February, 12-2pm, Edward Boyle Library, Level 10 training room.

• Using Endnote to Manage the Information you Find, Thursday 28th February, 12-2pm, Edward Boyle Libary, Level 10 training room.

To book a place on these sessions, please contact the Arts Team in the Brotherton Library at: arts@library.leeds.ac.uk