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Cape Town Branch Library: Library Training

Western Cape Region

Library Training 2023

Library training:

Please book by clicking on this link: https://forms.office.com/r/1nKSuJNjhj

Training is provided Tuesday - Thursday at 10h00 daily.

Join using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mr9a7pdw   

  • Introduction to the Library Services and Procedures & Library Catalogue
  • Electronic resources
  • Introduction to Referencing
  • Personalised Information Training

If you would like to book a session before then, or after hours (Monday - Thursday at 6pm or Saturday at 10am) please email ctnlib@unisa.ac.za

 

SEPTEMBER 2024

TIMESLOT:10h00 – 11h00

DATE

TRAINING UNIT

Tuesday 3

Introduction to E Resources

Wednesday 4

Introduction to E Resources

Thursday 5

Introduction to E Resources

Tuesday 10

Introduction to Referencing

Wednesday 11

Introduction to Referencing

Thursday 12

Introduction to Referencing

Wednesday 18

Introduction to library catalogue

Thursday 19

Introduction to library catalogue

Wednesday 25

Introduction E Resources

Thursday 26

Introduction to E Resources

Using the Unisa Library catalogue

This training unit will cover the following:

  • Basic Search Options
  • Essential request options
  • Basic Search Skills

 

Introduction to Referencing

This training unit cover the following:

  • Defining reference sources
  • Types of reference sources (print & online)
  • How to access referencing sources
  • Copyright
  • Plagiarism
  • What is referencing?
  • In-text referencing
  • Referencing styles
  • Reference management tools

 

Plagiarism

Introduction to Library Services

This training unit will cover the following:

  • Introduction to the Library Services and Procedures & Library Catalogue
  • Electronic resources
  • Introduction referencing
  • Personalised Information Training

Book for Training

Library training:

Please book by clicking on this link: https://forms.office.com/r/1nKSuJNjhj

Training is provided Tuesday - Thursday at 10h00 daily.

Join using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mr9a7pdw   

African Academic Programme 2024

27  August

18:00

 

All students and Interested Unisa Academics/ Emerging Scholars

Grant writing session: Steps and processes in Proposal Developments for Grants

https://tinyurl.com/4yzbkxnd

28 August

18:00

 

All students and Interested Unisa Academics/ Emerging Scholars

Grant writing session: Sustainability considerations, Budget development and justifications

https://tinyurl.com/57bkrkfm

29 August

18:00

 

All students and Interested Unisa Academics/ Emerging Scholars

Blast Session: Grant Writing – 

https://tinyurl.com/sbuzmn2m

3 September

18:00

 

All students

Writing a Scientifically Rigorous Introductory Overview

https://tinyurl.com/3pwa82b8

5 September

18:00

 

Masters Dissertation

Chapter Development in a Master’s Dissertation

https://tinyurl.com/yr7dpate

11 September

18:00

 

Doctoral Thesis

Chapter Development in a Doctoral Thesis

https://tinyurl.com/mryj6syt

17 September

18:00

 

All students

Trouble shooting – Question and Answer guidance session – 

https://tinyurl.com/mry8tjwc

18 September

18:00

 

All students

Scholarly argumentation revisited 

https://tinyurl.com/sccufcda

30 September

18:00

 

All students

Open Monday Student Support Session

https://tinyurl.com/yz6h6pju

1 October

18:00

 

All Students

Advanced Research Methods (Part 1)

Maximising the Scholarship and Academic impact of your research (part 2)

https://tinyurl.com/bdx6hyr4

8 October

18:00

 

All Students

Advanced Research Methods (Part 2)

Maximising the Scholarship and Academic impact of your research (part 2)

https://tinyurl.com/ms2wmy4s

15 October

18:00

 

All Students

Africanising Research Ethics

https://tinyurl.com/5t5887fp

Introduction to E-Resources

This training unit will cover the following:

  • How to use the A-Z list of electronic resources on the Library website
  • How to use the electronic resources by subject on the Library website
  • How to use the Unisa Library e-Journal Finder
  • How to access e-resources (including e-books and e-reference sources)
  • Electronic Thesis & Dissertations
  • Using Google Scholar

 

2024 January - June training schedule with links to join