Come to this if you...Want a welcome to the library, to find out how our systems works and how to access resources for your subject area
Find out how your subject librarian can help you and see the…
This session aims to explore the current state of academic publishing focusing primarily on Journal Articles, and the transition currently underway towards Open Access.
This will include;
- Ho…
This session covers the basics of what the term ‘Open Access’ means and how it is and will affect your academic career and research output. This is designed to be an introduction to the principles…
Working Smarter: digital tools for researchers that can save you time
Would like recommendations of innovative online tools and apps that will help you work more efficiently
Research w…
This session takes you through how the process works, what you should do and when (e.g. publishing open access and needing funding for an APC)
Publishing in academic journals is a key element of ac…
This session is aimed at anyone using citation data to demonstrate and measure the impact of research whether they are academic or professional service staff. The session will go through where to find…
Are you interested in using more sophisticated search techniques to get better, faster results for your literature review?
This session will introduce more advanced literature search techniques…
The pressure to publish is ever-present for researchers and academics, and accompanying this has been a rise in 'predatory journals'. These can exploit and target anyone from a first-time auth…
This session goes through the basics of how citation practices work and differ across the different disciplines. Measuring the impact of research is becoming more important so it is key to understand …
Come to this if you...If you want to save time and prevent errors in your citations and reference list, reference management software can make your academic work easier: it will keep all your refe…
This session explores the developing methods used in measuring research impact, including bibliometrics - which can include citation rates, publishing rates and institutional collaboration.
There…
Come to this if you...Want a welcome to the library, to find out how our systems works and how to access resources for your subject area
Find out how your subject librarian can help you and see the…
Need to keep up to date with new developments on your topic over the course of your research degree (but fear information overload..) ?
A literature search often takes place early in a research…
This session explores the fundamentals of why you should share your research to a wide audience, what platform work best for academic work, as well as specific Academic Social Networking platforms. Co…
Want to promote yourself as a researcher online to enhance your career prospects and research impact?
To get ahead in today’s competitive research world successful researchers need a professional…
This session explores the various ‘Read and Publish’ deals the library has available to researchers to help publish their research Open Access, and the various conditions which staff need to make …
This session goes through the basics of how citation practices work and differ across the different disciplines. Measuring the impact of research is becoming more important so it is key to understand …
This session demonstrates how to add your publications to RIS, which in turn feeds into your staff profile. All staff publishing research are required to create a record for the work in RIS in order t…
Come to this if you...Want to promote your research using Twitter and use it to raise your researcher profile?
Researchers are encouraged to use Twitter to promote their research, engage and netwo…
The Game of Open Access is a board game developed by staff at the University of Huddersfield. The aim is to engage researchers with the key concepts and tools required to meet Open Access mandates. Through the use of playful learning, it aims to develop an understanding of the role of Open Access through the initial idea for an article to its acceptance for publication.
We have adapted the game to include Swansea University specific questions, and can adapt it to different disciplines as required
Contact us to 'book a session with your research group
Interested in an area of Open Research and want to learn more?
Want to find out what training is available for researchers in your department?
Drop us an email and we can create a tailored session for you
There are plenty of online resources available to help you or give you more information about aspects of Open Science. We would recommend;
Open Science MOOC