Training Calendar
Please email ulth.clinical.librarian@nhs.net to book a place on any of our upcoming training sessions.
Getting the best out of your OpenAthens Account
An OpenAthens account helps you unlock access to a range of e-resources. We can help you set up an account, and give you a short tour to help you access and use library e-resources and e-journals.
Tuesday 28th April 9:30am - 10:20am
Wednesday 6th May 10:00am - 10:45am
Friday 22nd May 9:30am - 10:20am
Tuesday 9th June 10:00am - 10:45am
Friday 19th June 9:30am - 10:20am
Effective Searching Skills
Do you want to learn how to find relevant evidence to support patient care, service improvement, or a research project? We can teach you how to:
create a search strategy from a search question
develop and use techniques that can make your search more effective
identify the key concepts within a question and the relevant alternative terms, different principles and techniques for searching
Further support with searching different databases and online resources can be requested via our training request form
Monday 29th June 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Friday 24th July 10:30am - 12:00pm
Tuesday 25th August 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday 30th September 10:00am - 11:30am
Publishing for Beginners
This session is aimed at those interested in publishing for the first time. It introduces subscription and open access publishing models, explaining their benefits and drawbacks. It outlines techniques for identifying appropriate journals and highlights the dangers of predatory publishing. Finally, it introduces core concepts including peer review, research data, and authorship criteria.
Tuesday 12th May 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tuesday 16th June 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tuesday 21st July 10:00am-11:00am
Tuesday 18th August 03:00pm - 04:00pm
Wednesday 16th September 02:00pm-03:00pm
Introduction to Research Metrics
This session introduces participants to bibliometric and altimetric indicators and explains their use measuring the impact of research. It introduces participants to author, output and journal indicators and highlights the limitations of metrics.
Thursday 14th May 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Thursday 11th June 10:00am - 11:00am
Wednesday 22nd July 2:00pm-3:00pm
Wednesday 19th August 10:00am-11:00am
Tuesday 15th September 11:00am-12:00pm
Starting a journal club for beginners
This session introduces you to the process of starting your own journal club, including its structure and format. It gives a broad overview of critical appraisal techniques used to discuss and appraise a range of research papers in your journal club.
Wednesday 13th May 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wednesday 10th June 10:00am - 11:00am
Thursday 23rd July 11:00am-12:00pm
Thursday 20th August 10:00am-11:00am
Thursday 17th September 11:00am-12:00pm