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Friends of the Library event, Stardust and Golden

Join us on Thursday 31 October for a Friends of the Library event, with author Doug McEachern on his novel Stardust and Golden.

Adam Matthew Discovery Day, 13 November

Drop in and learn about the library's newly aquired range of Adam Matthew products and find out how they can assist your learning, teaching, or research efforts at the Adam Matthew Database Discovery Day. No bookings required! Simply drop in and have a chat to the Adam Matthew database experts.

Tarnanthi Talent

The University Library has teamed up with the Art Gallery of South Australia to highlight Tarnanthi Festival artists and their forerunners. Immerse yourself in some of Australia’s most prestigious and dynamic Australian Indigenous contemporary artists in honour of Tarnanthi Festival 2019. This Festival is an annual celebration showcasing contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at its best and boldest.

Open Access Week, October 21-27, 2019

Open Access Week 2019 (October 21-27) is fast approaching. If you have been thinking about making your work open access there has never been a better time to get started. Be one of the first 50 people to upload your author accepted manuscript into Aurora and you’ll receive a celebratory chocolate gift!

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Sea Snakes, Scholarly Sharing and Open Access

At the beginning of September an article in The Conversation reported the new discovery that a sea snake could breathe through the top of its head. It quickly became one of the most popular science and technology articles for 2019, with over 43,000 reads and being translated into Indonesian. Behind the story was an open access scholarly article.

Using Altmetrics to understand your research impact and engagement, Fri 8 November

Altmetric Explorer is a tool to help you measure how your research is being used and talked about online, via online news, blogs, Twitter, and more. Come along to this workshop to find out the benefits of Altmetric Explorer and how to use it to your advantage.

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Preparing Your Research Data Management Plan - Waite Campus, 22 October

This hands-on workshop will step you through the process of creating and finalising a research data management plan. Experts from the library, ITDS research support and Adelaide Enterprise will be on hand to provide advice and assistance.