SCOPUS User Test - Under Grad's and PGR students

Help test a Web Research Guide and get £50 of Amazon vouchers.

3 undergraduate students and 2 graduate students are needed to help test an interactive online tutorial being built by Elsevier to help people improve their web research skills.
Volunteers will be asked to test a clickable semi-interactive prototype and then answer some questions to evaluate whether they would use such a tool. The tests will be carried out by representatives of Elsevier and will last for one hour.

The test will take place on either on Monday 17 or Tuesday 18 March.
All participants will be rewarded with either a $100 Amazon.com© Gift Certificate or, alternatively, a GBP 50 Amazon.co.uk © Gift Certificate.

If you would like to volunteer please contact David Clay (e-mail dclay@liv.ac.uk or Tel: 0151 794 3950) in the library, stating on which day you are available.

Advance notice - Sydney Jones Library closed 13th June - 16th June inclusive

This message is an advance notice that the need for electrical work will necessitate the closing of the Sydney Jones Library for a four day weekend after the end of the summer term. The Library will be closed Friday 13th June to Monday 16th June inclusive. The Harold Cohen Library will remain open as normal during this time.

Engage in research - an interactive website

Engage in Research - http://www.engageinresearch.ac.uk/ - is an interactive website for biosciences undergraduates. The Engage web site has been developed by the University of Reading's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Applied Undergraduate Research Skills (CETL-AURS) with the aim of developing opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research activities and develop their research skills.

It covers the basic areas of research, including how and where to search for scientific papers, how to structure a literature review, basic statistics, writing scientifically, presenting and professional development. It can equally be of use to other subject areas besides biosciences and may be helpful for masters student too.