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Biological Sciences: Training and Support

This guide is designed to help you find and use the library resources most useful for your subject or research. As your Subject Librarian, I am available to provide training and support on:

  • searching for and locating library resources.
  • using specific databases relevant to biological sciences.
  • building a literature search.
  • using EndNote reference management software.

Please get in touch if you have any questions at all.  I am happy to meet via Microsoft Teams or in-person if you have any questions or need assistance in getting started with Library resources.

Although I am based at the Medical Library, I am more than happy to visit all Queen's University sites as required, including the School of Biological Sciences, the Biomedical Library or McClay Library.

 Please get in touch if your require a one-to-one training session or if you'd like information on group training for modules or projects.

Library Training Sessions - Semester One 2024-25

This session will introduce attendees to QUB Library’s range of resources and services, including:

- Library facilities and services available.
- Using Library Search to locate resources, including e-books and full-text journal articles.
- Requesting interlibrary loans.
- Accessing key databases for finding academic literature.
- Downloading EndNote reference management software.

Bookings for this event may be made via MyFuture or via the links below. 

Thursday 17th October 10.00am to 10.30am

Thursday 24th October 12.00pm to 12.30pm

This training session is suitable for new EndNote users and gives participants practical skills in using EndNote reference management software to store references to support their research.  This session covers:

- Creating and backing up an EndNote library
- Creating and importing new references from a range of resources relevant to Biological Sciences
- Organising your references and managing your library
- Working with PDF documents
- Using the Cite-While-You-Write plugin to automatically create citations and bibliographies in Word.

Bookings for this event may be made via MyFuture or via the links below. 

Friday 8th November – McClay Library Training Room 2 - 1.00pm to 3.00pm

Thursday 21st November – Teams – 10.00am to 11.30am

Wednesday 4th December – McClay Library Training Room 2 - 10.00am to 12.00pm

During this session you will develop skills enabling you to effectively carry out literature searches using two key databases. This session covers:

- Developing a systematic search strategy.
- Accessing and using two key databases – Web of Science and Scopus.
- Searching and utilising key features of each database.
- Saving searches and setting alerts.
- Exporting database results.

Bookings for this event may be made via MyFuture or via the links below

Friday 1st November – Teams – 10.00am to 11.00am

Wednesday 27th November – McClay Library Training Room 2 - 1.00pm to 2.30pm

During this session you will develop skills enabling you to effectively carry out literature searches using two key databases.  This session covers:

- Developing a systematic search strategy.
- Accessing and using two key databases – MEDLINE and EMBASE.
- Searching and utilising key features of each database.
- Saving searches.
- Exporting database results.

Bookings for this event may be made via MyFuture or via the links below. 

Tuesday 12th November – Teams – 10.00am to 11.00am

Monday 18th November – McClay Library Training Room 2 - 1.00pm to 2.30pm

Upcoming Library Training

 

A full list of library training events is available here.

Copyright and your ethesis

To find out more about copyright and how to submit your ethesis please have a look at the guide below.  You will also be able to find out about upcoming training sessions in this area.

Guidance for researchers

Nature Masterclass provides professional development for researchers through a range of eLearning courses including ones on Scientific Writing and Publishing, Collaboration in Research and much more.

Nature Masterclass

Open Research

Find out more about Open Research, its implications for you, some useful resources and upcoming training sessions by clicking on the link below.