Training offer Every academic text, scientific article, report, dissertation, involves research, selection and evaluation of information sources. Retrieving and using selected information involves referring to the source (citation) throughout the written text. And, at the end of the document, all works mentioned in the text must be listed (bibliographical references).
In this context, the ISEP Library offers the following training sessions:
Search tools and information sources
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Basic information about the library
ISEP Library resources
Identify search strategies for discovering and using information
Get to know sources of scientific information for searching and locating information available in the library and on the Web: B-on and other online resources
Identify and use scientific information search tools available via the Web and learn about their functionalities, in order to make the most of them in academic and research work and
Provide the student with skills in the selection and appropriate use of information sources, assist them in developing research and information evaluation skills.
Citation standards and bibliographic references: APA and IEEE styles
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Preventing plagiarism: ethics and precautions
Identify the different types of documents
Develop skills in trainees for correct citation and referencing of sources
In-text citations and bibliographic references
• key concepts
• benefits
• standards
Mendeley Reference Manager
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Provide trainees with the necessary skills to create, import and manage bibliographic references using Mendeley
Make known the possibilities for exporting bibliographic databases, repositories and other resources on the Web to Mendeley;
Provide trainees with the necessary skills to integrate Mendeley with MS-Word.
-» Mendeley Essentials:
• registration and installation of the software (prerequisite);
• installation of plugins: Word add-in and Web importer;
• automatic insertion of bibliographic references;
• organization of documents (PDFs): creating folders, reading and annotating documents
Integration with Word
• insertion of citations in text
• presentation of the bibliography
• application of bibliographic styles (APA, Harvard, IEEE,…)
• quote editing
Scientific writing
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Explore the common structure of academic papers.
Define and give tips on how to do a Literature Review.
Give tips on how to create a Research Plan and Project Report.
Brief characterization of the Master's Dissertation and the Doctoral Thesis.
Address the particularities of the Scientific Article.
Brief reference to the Case Study Report.