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Harvard referencing
No full textThis resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to reference correctly using the Harvard (author, date) referencing style
Doing a literature search
No full textThis resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to do a literature review in their area. Using an automated demo created using Captivate software, the recording uses a medical example to highlight the use of keywords, synonyms, truncators and limiters - to find journal articles on the University of Birmingham's eLibrary (Metalib) system
eLibrary refresher
No full textThis learning object guides the student through a brief refresher of the University of Birmingham's eLibrary. There is a short quiz at the end to test understanding
Guide for people with hidden disabilities
No full textThis resource supports the 'Inclusive curriculum' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of services that the Library provides for people with hidden disabilities. This guide covers how things such as book fetching, photocopying services, assistive technology and contacts for further support
Statistics and newspapers
No full textThis resource supports the 'Understanding educational enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to find statistics and newspapers. This PowerPoint covers how to find both official and un-official statistics from both the UK, Europe and internationally, as well as describing the peer-review process
When do you need to reference quiz
Get PDFThis resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to demonstrate to students the different types of plagiarism
Electronic sources of business information
No full textThis resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of electronic resources of business information that are relvant to Medici research fellows. This guide covers how to use a number of electronic resources including Business Source Premier, ABI/INFORM Global, FAME & AMADEUS, Thomson One Banker, Mintel, Market Line and GMID
Tips for searching electronic resources
No full textThis resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get some basic tips on using electronic resources at the University of Birmingham. The resource was created using Echo360 lecture capture, and includes constructing a search using boolean logic, and institution-specific advice on accessing resources, help and alerts
Copyright for research students
No full textThis resource supports the Supervising Students module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about copyright. The webpages cover a wide range of copyright areas, from theses and dissertations, to national licences, such as CLA, and ERA, and general information about Creative Commons
Linking into eLibrary from other webpages
No full textThis resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in using eLibrary applets and linking into a University's eLibrary (Metalib and SFX from EX-Libris) system, from webpages and webct courses. These webpages were created specifically for Birmingham users, but the examples using Metalib and SFX are transferable to other universties wishing to develop embedded e-links
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