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#SmartResearcher Workshops for March 2024
Start: 15/03/2024, 10:00
End: 31/03/2024, 10:00
Contact:Kirchner Van Deventer - 0218082623
Location: Stellenbosch University Library



 

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These workshops are aimed at postgraduate students, emerging researchers and academic staff and the focus will be on the research process. The sessions vary in length depending on the subject matter, but cover a wide range of subjects related to the postgraduate research journey. 


Copyright issues in theses and dissertation writing

This presentation provides an overview of the copyright issues which students typically encounter while working on their theses or dissertations.

Date: 19 March @ 12:00 – 13:00

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Library induction for postgraduate students and academic staff

In this introductory session, participants will be provided with an overview of the core services on offer by Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service. Topics include navigating the Library Website, how to find their way around the Stellenbosch University Library, how to find information through the Library's numerous databases, what advanced research support services are available and many others.

Date: 20 March @ 10:00 – 13:00

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Migrating your Mendeley Library to EndNote

In this session, we will show you how to migrate your existing Mendeley library to EndNote. Exporting the references is a simple enough process, but importing your PDF files is more complicated. For this session, you will need to first download Mendeley Desktop (the old version of Mendeley).

Date: 26 March @ 14:00 – 15:00

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Tips on how to format your thesis (MS Word)

This workshop will help you work around some of the common formatting glitches most postgraduate students experience, whilst getting their document ready for submission.

Date: 26 March @ 11:00 – 13:00

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Migrating your Mendeley Library to EndNote

In this session, we will show you how to migrate your existing Mendeley library to EndNote. Exporting the references is a simple enough process, but importing your PDF files is more complicated. For this session, you will need to first download Mendeley Desktop (the old version of Mendeley).

Date: 26 March @ 14:00 – 15:00

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EndNote for reference management

EndNote 21 offers various services, including reference management, organising and annotation of PDF documents and collaboration. In this session, we will show you how to download and install EndNote and how to set up your account.

Kindly note that a separate workshop is available for users who need assistance in migrating from Mendeley/Zotero to EndNote.

Date: 27 March @ 14:00 – 16:00

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