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Open Access Week, October 21-27, 2019
Open Access Week 2019 is held October 21-27. 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!
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.
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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.
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Publishing Principles for your Research: a Copyright and Open Access Perspective, 16 October
Come on a guided tour through the publishing landscape - we'll step you through key considerations when deciding where to publish your research, as well as talk about the options to make your work open access. Bookings essential.
TRIAL: Digital Archives - Royal Geographical Society/Royal College of Physicians
Explore the rich digital archives of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal College of Physicians, both part of the Wiley Digital Archives. Trial runs until 4 October.
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Mindful Yoga at the Library, 9 October
Mindful Yoga is a great way to lower your stress levels when studying. This free one-hour lunchtime session will help you refocus and gain a better sense of calm.
Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations to all of our graduating students! We'd love to see you in the Reading Room having a celebratory photo or two. Plus! Don't forget that as a new graduate you can sign up for Alumni membership of the library.
Copyright Considerations for Your Thesis, Tuesday 24 September
Writing a thesis? You need to know about copyright! In this one-hour session we'll take you through the basics, and explore when and how you can use third party copyright materials in your thesis.
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Research Metrics for grant applications and benchmarking, 18 September
Clarivate Analytics will provide two sessions on research metrics and benchmarking, using the Clarivate suite of products based on Web of Science content. The sessions will include demonstration and some time for hands-on support and questions.
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