University of Lincoln Library Events and Workshops
Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1 – D2
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Describe key features of the systematic review process
- Identify appropriate databases, keywords and subject headings (e.g. MeSH)
- Plan a search using PICO or SPICE frameworks
- Build an effective search strategy
- Use search techniques including truncation, wildcards and proximity operators
Literature Searching
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Find books and journal articles using the Library website
- Create an effective search strategy
- Know how to locate the full text of journal articles.
Accessing Archives
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Consider how archives might be useful to your research
- Understand some of the practicalities of locating and using archives
- Use online tools to find and explore an archive related to your project
Finding Legal Information
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Identify primary and secondary sources of UK and EU law
- Search legal databases & relevant authoritative websites
- Evaluate legal information and check that it is up-to-date and relevant
Referencing Workshops
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Recognise why you need to reference
- Understand when you need to give a reference
- Identify what information is included in a reference
- Create a reference list/bibliography following an appropriate style
Writing Development Resources
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
The University of Lincoln Library also offer further resources and tutorials to help development your writing:
- Understanding and planning your assignment
- Assignment structure and paragraph structure
- Academic argument and critical thinking
- Introductions and conclusions
- Strategies for editing and proof-reading
Introduction to Endnote
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Understand how EndNote can help you manage your references
- Export and manually add references
- Import references from PDF
- Organise and edit your references
- Add/edit citations and create a bibliography in a Word document
Introduction to RefWorks
Facilitator: Academic Subject Librarian A1
On completion of this workshop you should be able to:
- Understand how RefWorks helps manage your references
- Export and manually add references to organise
- Create a bibliography
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