Current awareness is the term used to describe staying informed by keeping up to date with the latest publications, research and news in your field.
The perspective of current awareness is the present and the forthcoming, as opposed to the retrospective.
Current awareness ranges from looking for information on specific topics on a regular basis (and this usually involves the assistance of your Personal Librarian to help you set up a search profile matched to your research interests) to embracing a wider, more general, and cross-disciplinary view that brings an element of serendipity into your search for the latest information.
Informally, researchers remain alert in all contexts for useful information and insights that will inform their daily practice, their research, and spark off innovative and creative ideas for new avenues of research.
Website of the month
February's websites of the month are:
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To improve health status through the prevention of illnesses and the promotion of healthy lifestyles and to consistently improve the healthcare delivery system by focusing on access, equity, efficiency, quality and sustainability.
The year is marked with many special days, weeks, and months dedicated and devoted to raising awareness about important issues.
This monthly post, compiled by the Information Search Librarians Team, will note special dates and themes, and draw your attention to possibly interesting cross-disciplinary topical references intended to inform and to inspire ideas for research.
Selected Noteworthy Days in February 2017:
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2 Feb World Wetlands Day 2017 20 Feb World Day of Social Justice 2017 |
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An unwanted guest: El Niño and Africa in 2016 - IRIN
Government to provide a further R32 million for drought relief - Sabc News
Double standards and racism deepen in South Africa - Mail & Guardian
We will blacklist non-paying students - NSFAS - News24
NSFAS criteria remains the same in 2016 - News 24
Govt to fund R4.5bn NSFAS shortfall - News 24
Sierra Leone implements Ebola vaccination programme - Business Day Live
Denmark passes controversial bill to seize assets and valuables from refugees - The Washington Post
Bifocal economy at the root of SA’s structural inequality - Business Day Live
SA worst-hit in Africa with dramatic decline in foreign direct investment - Business Day Live
Cheap oil: boon for some, bust for others - Times Live
Kenya to lead African growth story in 2016 - Moneyweb
The Islamic State’s strategy to cause death and destruction in Europe - The Washington Post
January turning into 'Janu-worry'? - Fin24
10 things you should know about new tax laws in South Africa - BusinessTech
South Africa Raises Key Rate to 6.75% - tradingeconomics.com
Netflix arrives in South Africa!
Should you wish to read Current Awareness guides of previous years, visit the Archive.
If you are looking for 2017's forthcoming conferences, the following websites are helpful:
This month's peer-reviewed articles of choice are:
Love hurts : computer, network and e-mail security
He loves me not - and what was it worth
De Rebus 2005, pp 17 - 19 (2005)
Alick Costa argues that sexist and demeaning attitudes still prevail against women when redistributing assets of a failed marriage.
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