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Special Collections, University of Manchester Library and the John Rylands Research Institute
Special Collections, the John Rylands Research Institute & Postgraduate
Researchers 2014-15
– Research skills training as part of the artsmethods@manchester programme
– Research skills training tailored to your discipline as part of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training programme
– Opportunities for ‘curatorials’ i.e. 1:1 research encounters with curators tailored to your research topic
Our offer to you from Special Collections
We are part of the artsmethods@manchester Programme 2014-15
•The Core•Picture this! Using visual collections & visual literacy in research
• 8th December 2014
•Do judge a book by its cover! • 16th February 2015
•Dusting off the Archives – making the most of Archives Ancient & Modern• 27th April 2015
•Research Methods in Book History• 11th May 2015
John Rylands Research Institute and the North West Doctoral Training Programme 2014-15
Discussions with Pathway Leaders for ‘Events’ currently in train:
•Medieval manuscripts and Early Printed Books for Historians including: palaeography, tips on scripts and typefaces
•19th and 20th century Utopias and Special Collections for Art Historians
•Contemporary writers and their archives for English and American Studies and Creative Writing
John Rylands Research Institute
•We offer a portfolio of lectures, conferences, and seminar series on topics relating to our holdings in Special Collections - PhD students have the opportunity to participate in the planning & development of these activities•We offer programmes of doctoral training (generic and bespoke) and can offer ‘Researcher in Residence’ opportunities •For future reference: We offer a programme of post-doctoral fellowships
Keep your eyes peeled for opportunities with the Institute
Via our web page: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/jrri/
Or contact: Stella Halkyard (Visual Collections & Academic Engagement Manager) at:[email protected]
Main Library collections,sites and support for researchers
Common knowledge or secret skills?www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ourservices/research-services/
Using ‘Library Search’a.k.a. the catalogue
• Go to Library homepage http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/
• Log in first for the best results
Use to keep e-journal articles and e-books handy
Select this tab to find books (monographs)
Lets you search for journal articles by article title; will find (e.g.) reviews of books [full text online] plus references to print books
You are using reference management softwarearen’t you?
Endnote, fully supported by Library (online and face-to-face training)
RefMan, Zotero …
Insider tip: FREE Mendeley Premium (5GB) till the end of this year only!
Manchester eScholara.k.a. our Open Access institutional repository
• website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar
• Help available via email [email protected] or ring 0161 275 8721
Open Access Publishingand the Scholarly Communication Service
• Website http://www.openaccess.manchester.ac.uk/
• Help available via email [email protected] or ring 0161 306 1517
• Helen Dobson managed the Scholarly Communication Service
Research Data Management
• Website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/researchdata
• Help available via email [email protected] or ring 0161 275 7853
Citation Services
• See link on http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ourservices/research-services/
• Help available via email [email protected]
SALC PGRs and University Challenge
SALC research students and undergraduates on the UoM University Challenge teams
Selection process starts end October
Email the Alex Ferguson of the University Challenge world if you want to try your [email protected]
Hidden treasures and secret skills REVEALED
www.manchester.ac.uk/library
1. Log in first2. Personalise your profile (improve relevancy)3. Save searches, set alerts (keep up to date)4. Use p: drive to back up your research notes and your
references 5. Make use of skills training available on
artsmethods@manchester programme and the MyLearningEssentials programme
6. Log out when you’ve finished!
Good Luck!
From Rachel Kirkwood and the Library’s Research Services Team
blog.research-plus.library.manchester.ac.uk/
www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ourservices/research-services/
