Training offer Library Training Sessions
Enhance your research, writing, and referencing skills with the ISEP Library.
Every semester, the Library offers free training sessions for the entire academic community, designed to support academic success and strengthen information literacy skills. Topics include information searching, source evaluation, citation and referencing, reference management tools, academic writing, literature reviews, and AI tools for research and learning.
Sessions are delivered by Ilda Lopes and Vanessa Araújo, library professionals specialized in Information and Library Science.
Participation is free, but registration is required. You may register for as many sessions as you wish.
Explore the training programme below and choose the sessions that best support your academic journey.
REGISTRATION:
For a date and time of your choice, use the library e-mail or visit us in the library.
To register on the dates scheduled in the training calendar*, fill in the registration form.
TRAINING SESSIONS training dates for 2026*
Sources & Research Tools = Fontes & Ferramentas de Pesquisa
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.
Bibliographic Standards: APA & IEEE = Normas
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Prevent plagiarism: ethics and precautions
Identify the different types of documents
Develope skills in trainees for correct citation and referencing of sources
In-text citations and bibliographic references
• key concepts
• benefits
• standards
Mendeley: Citation and Reference Manager = Mendeley
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Provide trainees with the necessary skills to create, import and manage bibliographic references using Mendeley
Show the possibilities for exporting bibliographic databases, repositories and other resources on the Web to Mendeley;
Give the trainees 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 = Escrita Científica -»
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Define and a brief characterization of scientific writing
Explore the common structure of academic papers.
Give clues on how to write a dissertation.
Give clues on how to write a report.
Examples of good practices
AI Tools and Prompts = Ferramentas IA e Prompts
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Definition of Artificial Intelligence
Understand the types of AI, highlighting Generative AI
The use of AI in Higher Education
AI tools for different purposes
Effective prompts
Know how to use AI ethically: Citing and referencing
Literature Review = Revisão da Literatura
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Define a literature review
Understand its purpose
How to prepare a literature review
Steps to take
Understand the structure and content
AI tools for literature review
Good examples
Bibliometry = Bibliometria
GENERAL OBJETIVES
Define bibliometry and the basic concepts
Bibliometric databases
Concepts of scientific impact assessment and measurement
Examples
Online via Teams
Accademic community
Free
Registration required (see above)
1h00 - 1h30
Sign up for as many sessions as you wish
In English by request