Course Materials Database (CMD) for semester 2, 2009

In recent surveys QUT students have requested more academic staff add readings to the CMD. To access the CMD go to the QUT Library homepage, and in the Quicklinks section select CMD. The CMD main menu is also available under Learning Resources from your QUT Blackboard unit site. Use Self Activation of Multiple Items or alternatively use Self Activation of a Single Item to ensure they are available for Semester 2 2009. Further instructions on how to use the CMD are available at: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp

For more information on how to:
Reactivate documents: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp#reactivating
Submit new documents: http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/teaching/cmd_for_staff.jsp#add
(New CMD requests – to be submitted by 26 June 2009 (if required for Week 1)

New Plagiarism Tools

This is a new plagiarism tutorial created by the Vaughan Memorial Library in Acadia in the US. This is being used to teach university students about the importance of referencing. If you think your students may benefit from using it you may link this to blackboard under their copyright conditions. Acadia librarians use these modules to teach basic research skills to students and to supplement one-on-one and in-class information literacy instruction.

Also, you or your students might find this plagiarism tracker tool useful. You simply paste in the text you feel may not be copied (or not sourced correctly), and the advanced option offers a timeline of current and past possibilities for copied text. Plus there’s a list of possible links from which the text may have been copied.

Cancelled Capacity Building for Research Workshop June 23

Unfortunately due to low numbers the Capacity Building for Research workshop, scheduled for June 23, has been cancelled. If there are specific issues you need addressing, please contact your liaison librarian.

Business Liaison Team

Database evaluation feedback request

I am currently seeking feedback about the Osiris, Mint Global and IBIS World databases. Can you please provide me with some feedback by emailing me at robyn.edmanson@qut.edu.au or phone 3138 2167. So, do you use Osiris, Mint Global or IBIS World reports databases? If you do, can you let me know how it fills your needs? The library needs justification to keep these databases, so if you have any comments at all please let me know.
Robyn Edmanson

Capacity Building for Research change of date to June 23

Unfortunately due to exam commitments we’ve decided to change the day for the Capacity Building for Research Workshop to Tuesday June 23 from 10am until 12pm in room V711.

The program will cover the following bibliometric tools to help measure the impact of you or your Academic’s research output:

* Scimago
* Journal Citation Reports
* Publish or Perish

Plus the Research Librarian, Janet Baker, will show you how to deposit your research into QUT’s e-prints open access repository (so please bring any journal article, etc) if you wish.

Please RSVP by Tuesday 16 June to robyn.edmanson@qut.edu.au or your liaison librarian.

While Sue is on secondment…

Hello all!

Just a reminder: I am acting in Sue’s position until June 21, so if you have any queries or problems please contact me and I will endeavour to assist you.

Also, please send me any requests for material to add to the Library’s collection.

Philippa Broadley
(Acting) Liaison Librarian
School of Management
x89200
p.broadley@qut.edu.au

Info Scholar Trial

This Semester 2009, QUT Library has been trialling an information skills program called Info Scholar. There are five Australian universities involved in the Info Scholar trial, Curtin University of Technology, University of South Australia, RMIT, University of Technology Sydney and QUT.

Trial cohorts at QUT are the following:-

Faculty of Education/ Early Childhood Bachelor of Education Research Pathways (EDB410)

Coord/academic: Beryl Exley

Librarian: Gilian Harrison

Faculty of Business/ Master of Business Administration (MBA) (GS85)

Coord/academic: Dr Amanda Gudmundsson

Librarian: Maria Thompson

Faculty of Health/ Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (PY20) & Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology) (PY09)

Coord/academic: Renata Meuter

Librarian: Ann-Maree Graham

Access to Info Scholar is via Blackboard, at the Community site link.

This online resource will assist students in developing advanced information retrieval skills which will be invaluable to them in their studies. The modules cover the following topics:

■Identifying information sources
■Planning a search strategy
■Searching catalogues
■Searching databases
■Tracking research
■Searching the internet
■Evaluating information
■Keeping up-to-date
■Managing information
■Writing and publishing
■Citing sources

Feedback on the access, design, content and usefulness of Info Scholar in the research process is being obtained as part of the evaluation process of the Program.

TILS Taster 2009: 15 and 18 June………

Hosted by the Division of Technology, Information and Learning Support the TILS Taster 2009 will demonstrate the latest in research support, collaborative technologies and innovation.Afternoon tea will be provided.

This event will be held twice in June at the Library Researchers’ Centres.

Gardens Point Library : Date: Monday 15 June : Time: 2pm – 4pm : Venue: Level 7, V Block

Kelvin Grove Library : Date: Thursday 18 June : Time: 2pm – 4pm : Venue: Level 6, R Block

To view the full program and to RSVP go to http://www.tils.qut.edu.au/about/taster/june2009.jsp

The following resources and services are showcased.

Research support services canapés

QUT Digital Repository – A collection of QUT research repositories and digitised collectionsPromoting your research publications with QUT ePrints

How to determine your ‘H index’

Negotiating your rights with publishers and copyright support

QUT Digital Repository’s vision for the future

High Performance Computing – Enhancing QUT research with advanced technologies

New online survey tool – Key Survey

2D and 3D data visualisations

Supercomputing facilities to enhance your research outputs

Collaborative technologies, something to share

Mobile computing and hand held devices – Save Time, Stay in Touch, goMobile

Tapping into QUT’s mobile technologies and services with the new goMobile website and Custom Profile Builder

About the QUT Griffith Mobile Staff Productivity project

Preliminary research findings into mobile work practices at QUT

Australian Access Federation – Facilitating collaboration across institutions
About the authentication functionality at QUT

Cross-institutional collaboration enabled by the Australian Access Federation project

eResearch at QUT – New tools and platforms to facilitate research collaborationeStore – a common QUT data storage service for staff and students that offers network home folders and shared file server areas for research, teaching and other needs

Research Data Pilot projects pave the way for tools to assist researchers manage research project data. This includes a pilot of the MediaFlux data management system and Recensio

EVO – a new national service for Australian researchers that provides easy-to-use desktop, real-time video conferencing tools for distributed meetings

Gourmet innovations and experimental technologiesInnovation and experimental technologies – A taste of future initiatives in teaching and learning, research and business processesNew Wayfinding application for mobile devices

Developments at QUT using Second Life

Silverlight – Microsoft’s new technology for developing interactive web content

The Innovation Advisory Group’s new website

Learning on the move – New developments in learning spaces and collaborative technologies

New computers on wheels (COW) equipped with large plasma screens and wireless connectivity

‘QUT network in a box’- connect to QUT from any location

Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Learning Spaces Project

New touch-screen technologies to facilitate collaboration

Innovations in online teaching and learning – Technologies to support academic staff
QUT Blackboard upgrade – new features in V9

Using Elluminate with QUT Blackboard to support collaboration in real-time

Facilitating the use of technology for academics (Second life, Flexible Learning Infrastructure, Careers Modules, Multimedia projects and more)

Something for everyoneWireless Expresso – Bring in your laptop or mobile device for a quick ‘pick me up’. Get EDUROAM set up on your device so that you can use wireless network facilities at other universities in Australia and overseas!

Teaching development programs: Programs to enhance your career

Grants, Awards and Fellowships: National recognition and development opportunities in teaching and learning

Printing Services: Digital media production and other specialist printing services for staff

The Division of Technology, Information and Learning Support – TILS provides a range of online services, information and communication technologies, as well as specialised support services. For a comprehensive listing of the Division’s services please visit the Service Catalogue at http://www.tils.qut.edu.au/about/services/

Presentations
Promoting your research publications: Paula Callan

Enabling virtual organisations (Evolution demonstration) – collaborating from your desktop: Ashley Wright

Mobile Staff Productivity Project: Heath Marks

Second Life and other virtual environments to visualise and interact with Business Process Models: Ross Brown

Australian Newspapers Digitization Project (ANDP)

The National Library of Australia, in collaboration the Australian State and Territory libraries, has commenced a program to digitise out of copyright newspapers.

This free online service will enable full-text searching of newspaper articles.

This will include newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s, when copyright applies.

The first Australian newspaper, published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the Program.

3.5 million articles are now available and full-text searchable in the beta service.

To have a look go to http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/

Capacity Building for Research Workshop June 16

The next Capacity Building for Research Workshop for the Faculty of Business is scheduled for Tuesday June 16 from 10am until 12pm in V712.

The program will cover the bibliometric tools to help measure the impact of your or your Academic’s research output:

* Scimago
* Journal Citation Reports
* Publish or Perish

Plus the Research Librarian, Janet Baker, will show you how to deposit your research into QUT’s e-prints open access repository.

Please RSVP by Tuesday 9 June to robyn.edmanson@qut.edu.au