Category Archives: Library
Researcher help desks – Summer 2016
I’m so sorry – we’ve been having a somewhat hectic few weeks and I completely forgot to post the new term’s help desk dates!
These are the dates we have planned but of course you can always contact Nick or myself directly to fix up a time to meet that suits you better.
Park Library R2.20:
- Friday 29th April – 2 to 4pm
- Wednesday 11th May – 10am to 12 noon
- Monday 23rd May – 10am to 12 noon
- Friday 10th June – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 23rd June – 2 to 4pm
- Thursday 7th July – 10am to 12 noon (**updated)
Avenue Library MG1:
- Tuesday 3rd May – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 19th May – 10am to 12 noon
- Wednesday 1st June – 2 to 4pm
- Monday 13th June – 10am to 12 noon
- Tuesday 28th June – 2 to 4pm
We look forward to seeing you at Park or Avenue library.
Have your say on reference management
Do you use RefWorks? Mendeley? OneNote, Papers, CiteULike? Do they improve your life, or raise your blood pressure? Is there anything you wish they did, or didn’t do? Do you avoid them altogether?
All researchers and staff are invited to take part in our survey on the use of reference managers. This is part of a project within Library and Learning Services looking at support and provision for reference management and citation services.
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Dates changes to NECTAR deposits
We’ve made some changes to the way dates are recorded in NECTAR with a new plugin called Dates, Dates, Dates. This will enable us to capture multiple date types for research outputs, which will improve the data we record, and enable us to capture required information to support HEFCE, RCUK and other funder policies.
This post explains the changes and tells you what you need to know to use the new Dates field.
REF – OPEN ACCESS
Each Unit of Assessment will need to submit a section on “open research”, detailing the submitting unit’s open access strategy, including where this goes above and beyond the REF open access policy requirements, and wider activity to encourage the effective sharing and managment of research data.
To assist us in meeting this criteria, please ensure that all research outputs that are accepted for publication are uploaded to NECTAR as soon as they have been accepted
Note – copyright will be checked, and all publisher’s policies will be respected. What can be made open, will be!
Note – by depositing your work in NECTAR this does not make your work automatically open access.
If you have any questions about embargo periods or credibility of journals that you are looking to publish in please email openaccess@northampton.ac.uk
Open Access Requirements for all journal articles and conference proceedings accepted for publication from the 1st of April 2016 are:
Deposit – within 3 months of acceptance
Embargo Periods – 12 months – Panel A and B (STEM), 24 Months Panel C and D
Think.Check.Submit – evaluating a journal for publication
If you are considering submitting an article to a journal that is new to you then you may be interested in the new Think.Check.Submit tool from a coalition of publishers and organisations with an interest in scholarly publishing.
The tool comprises a checklist to help researchers assess the credentials of a journal publisher. Completing the checklist will enable you to decide whether a journal can be trusted with your work.
If you find this helpful you may also be interested in my earlier post: Spotting the ‘predatory’ publisher.
Tools for scholarly communication – how much do you know?
Which tools do you use to support your research workflow? Are you aware of all the tools that are available?
Utrecht University have put together a list of over 400 tools used by researchers in the course of their research activity and have launched a survey to find out which of these are most commonly used by researchers worldwide.
The Innovations in Scholarly Communication survey takes about 8-12 minutes to complete and will introduce you to a host of tools that you may find useful. The survey can be completed anonymously or you can put in your email address to receive a visual representation of your workflow compared to that of your peer group.
Researcher help desks – Spring 2016
Your New Year’s resolution for 2016: visit Nick and Miggie at their weekly researcher help desk!
This terms dates are as follows:
Avenue Library MG1:
- Tuesday 19 January – 10am to 12 noon
- Wednesday 3 February – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 18 February – 2 to 4pm **updated
- Tuesday 1 March – 2 to 4pm
- Friday 18 March – 9:30 to 11:30am
Park Library R2.20:
- Wednesday 13 January – 2 to 4pm
- Monday 25 January – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 11 February – 2 to 4pm
- Tuesday 23 February – 10am to 12 noon
- Thursday 10 March – 2 to 4pm **updated
- Tuesday 22 March – 2 to 4pm
Or as ever, get in touch via phone, email or in person: Miggie, Nick
Last updated 26/01/16
UK Data Service 2016 – free webinars
The UK Data Service has just released its 2016 programme of webinars. These introduce different aspects of the service and explain their key datasets.
For some specialist training from data management experts without leaving the comfort of your own desk try one of these:
Introductory webinars:
- Introduction to the UK Data Service – 21 January, 20 April, 12 October
- Finding and accessing data in the UK Data Service – 9 March, 28 April, 19 October
- Key issues in reusing data – 4 February, 4 May, 26 October
- Data management basics – 11 February, 12 May, 3 November
Researcher wanted for reference management review
The Library and Learning Services Research Support team would like to recruit a University of Northampton PhD researcher to work on a review of reference management and citation software provision at the University.
The project will primarily involve the gathering and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, focusing on staff and postgraduate experience and requirements regarding reference management. There will also be an opportunity for the PhD researcher to mentor an undergraduate URB@N student researching the undergraduate experience.
The project runs from Jan – July 2016, with an anticipated 50 hours researcher input and a payment of £600 on completion.
For further details, please contact nick.dimmock@northampton.ac.uk.
Piirus – connecting researchers
If you are looking for a new research partner or wishing to extend your research network then Piirus may the place to start.
Open to anyone with an academic email address, once you have signed up and entered your own details, Piirus enables you find other researchers with similar interests to your own. Think of it as a research dating service for potential collaborators!
Why not take a look? I’d be interested to hear how you get on.
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