Needle in a Haystack – Helping Humanities Postgraduates Find it With Web 2.0 tools
In this session, library staff will introduce humanities students to Web 2.0 tools to help you to keep up-to-date with the latest information about your research topic.
Library staff will:
- Explain what RSS means
- Provide examples of various freely available RSS feed readers (e.g. Google Reader, Netvibes)
- Demonstrate how to set up RSS feeds for:
o the latest news
o tables of contents from journals or magazines
o citation alerts
o results from database searches
o blogs
By the end of this session, you will know how to set up RSS feeds to automatically receive updates from many sites in just one place.
Capacity 30
Registration
Register here for the Web 2.0 tools workshop
| Date | Monday, 22 August 2011 |
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| Time | 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
| Audience | Postgraduate Only |
| Event Category | Exhibitions |
| Event Type |
Graduate Research Month |
| Campus | Dunedin |
| Location | Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Central Library |
| Contact Name | Shiobhan Smith, Liaison Librarian |
| Contact Phone | 4797935 |
| Contact Email | shiobhan.smith@otago.ac.nz |
| Website | http://hedc.otago.ac.nz/hedc/sld/Workshops/SLCworkshops.html |