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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