All-provider course timetable
Thursday 5 October 2017
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Amicus - Adding actions
Finished
This course covers the system steps required to add actions in Amicus:
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This course will cover the use of Falcon Content Management Service by content and site managers. |
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Statistics for Biologists in R
Finished
R is a free, software environment for statistical and data analysis, with many useful features that promote and facilitate reproducible research. In this course, we introduce the R language, and cover basic data manipulation and plotting. Before moving on to explore classical statistical analysis techniques starting with simple hypothesis testing and building up to linear model analysis. The focus of the course is on practical implementation of these techniques and developing robust statistical analysis skills rather than on the underlying statistical theory After the course you should feel confident to be able to select and implement common statistical techniques using R and moreover know when, and when not, to apply these techniques. Sessions If you book onto this course you must attend all of the sessions as detailed below. Failure to attend a session or cancellation of your place less than 48 hours before the start of the first session will result in an administrative charge of £50. Please ensure you have permission from your supervisor to attend this course before you make your booking! Trainers Jonathan Patrick, Department of Plant Sciences Matt Castle, GSLS |
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One session covering the Cinahl database, targeted at allied health professionals. Learn how to get the best out of your literature searches. |
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LaTeX is a powerful document description language built on top of TeX. It is available on Unix, Windows and Macintoshes. It can be used for the presentation of plain text (including accented characters and letters outside the English alphabet), the typesetting of mathematics, the generation of tables, and producing simple diagrams. It is particularly suited for the writing of theses, papers and technical documents. |
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This course is for IT Support Staff who may support users of Exchange Online. It will describe the mechanisms for migrations from Hermes and an on-premise Exchange service. The practical exercises will cover a range of operating systems and mail clients. Please note that this is a one day course with two sessions and a break to lunch. |
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An introduction to the print and online collections of the Squire Law Library led by the Squire Librarian, David Wills, and LL.M Collection Supervisor, Lizz Edwards-Waller. The tour will include a look at the dedicated LL.M print collection, information about borrowing, copying and scanning material, and an overview of the library catalogue and web pages. |
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This course covers the system steps to adding and recording correspondence with individuals in Amicus:
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Demonstration and discussion of the new Academic Structure that is scheduled to go live in CamSIS in February 2018. The Academic Structure is the way that students and their qualifications and courses are categorised in CamSIS. |
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Orientation Tour
Finished
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
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| 11:00 |
Rare Books Room: An Introduction
Finished
An introduction to the UL's Rare Books Reading Room and its collections, which include material from the first European printing presses and from the wider world up to the present day. |
| 13:30 |
This course covers the system steps involved in creating and maintaining:
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This course is for IT Support Staff who may support users of Exchange Online. It will describe the mechanisms for migrations from Hermes and an on-premise Exchange service. The practical exercises will cover a range of operating systems and mail clients. Please note that this is a one day course with two sessions and a break to lunch. |
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Welcome to the Department of Engineering Library! We will give you a quick introduction to the print and electronic resources that are available to you in the different libraries in Cambridge. We will also give you an idea of some of the topics we can help with, from literature searching and referencing to Open Access and more. |
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LaTeX is a powerful document description language built on top of TeX. It is available on Unix, Windows and Macintoshes. It can be used for the presentation of plain text (including accented characters and letters outside the English alphabet), the typesetting of mathematics, the generation of tables, and producing simple diagrams. It is particularly suited for the writing of theses, papers and technical documents. |
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This course will cover the use of Falcon Content Management Service by content and site managers. |
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This induction is required for anyone planning to work unsupervised at the Maxwell Centre, Department of Physics. It has two parts:
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| 14:25 |
This induction is required for anyone planning to work unsupervised at the Maxwell Centre, Department of Physics. It has two parts:
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| 15:00 |
Amicus - Adding a volunteer
Finished
This course will go through the system steps to creating a volunteer in Amicus:
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| 16:30 |
Orientation Tour
Finished
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
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An introduction to the print and online collections of the Squire Law Library led by the Squire Librarian, David Wills, and LL.M Collection Supervisor, Lizz Edwards-Waller. The tour will include a look at the dedicated LL.M print collection, information about borrowing, copying and scanning material, and an overview of the library catalogue and web pages. |
| 19:00 |
Language courses for Medics |
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Language courses for Medics |
Friday 6 October 2017
| 09:00 |
iDiscover: Drop-in Surgery
Finished
Need help with iDiscover? Call in at the General Enquiries Helpdesk (on the landing above the Entrance Hall) where a member of Library staff will be able to help you search our print and online collections, answer any questions you have, or give you a general overview. Every Friday between 9.00 and 10.15. |
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This course provides a practical guide to producing figures for use in reports and publications. It is a wide ranging course which looks at how to design figures to clearly and fairly represent your data, the practical aspects of graph creation, the allowable manipulation of bitmap images and compositing and editing of final figures. The course will use a number of different open source software packages and is illustrated with a number of example figures adapted from common analysis tools. Further information and access to the course materials is here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register your interest by linking here. |
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Statistics for Biologists in R
Finished
R is a free, software environment for statistical and data analysis, with many useful features that promote and facilitate reproducible research. In this course, we introduce the R language, and cover basic data manipulation and plotting. Before moving on to explore classical statistical analysis techniques starting with simple hypothesis testing and building up to linear model analysis. The focus of the course is on practical implementation of these techniques and developing robust statistical analysis skills rather than on the underlying statistical theory After the course you should feel confident to be able to select and implement common statistical techniques using R and moreover know when, and when not, to apply these techniques. Sessions If you book onto this course you must attend all of the sessions as detailed below. Failure to attend a session or cancellation of your place less than 48 hours before the start of the first session will result in an administrative charge of £50. Please ensure you have permission from your supervisor to attend this course before you make your booking! Trainers Jonathan Patrick, Department of Plant Sciences Matt Castle, GSLS |
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Amicus Yellow Box Searching Workshop
Finished
This session is a working session to help you use yellow box searching for your own data requests. We will cover:
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This course covers the system steps to add a new contact record in Amicus:
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One session covering the Medline database, targeted at doctors. Learn how to get the best out of your literature searches. |
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Introduction to CamSIS
Finished
CamSIS is Cambridge’s system for handling student information, records and transactions, from initial contact and application all the way through to graduation. This course will teach you the basics of using the system to view student records and to produce basic lists of students.
Introduction to CamSIS https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=138371 Understanding Student Data in CamSIS https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=139441 |
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An introduction to the print and online collections of the Squire Law Library led by the Squire Librarian, David Wills, and LL.M Collection Supervisor, Lizz Edwards-Waller. The tour will include a look at the dedicated LL.M print collection, information about borrowing, copying and scanning material, and an overview of the library catalogue and web pages. |
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| 11:00 |
Graphene Centre |
| 11:30 |
Amicus - Adding employment
Finished
This course covers the system steps in Amicus to add or update employment records:
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| 13:00 |
Postdoc mentoring training, organised by the Engineering Department Postdoc Committee (EDPC). |
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Welcome to the Department of Engineering Library! We will give you a quick introduction to the print and electronic resources that are available to you in the different libraries in Cambridge. We will also give you an idea of some of the topics we can help with, from literature searching and referencing to Open Access and more. |
| 14:00 |
Statistics for Biologists in R
Finished
R is a free, software environment for statistical and data analysis, with many useful features that promote and facilitate reproducible research. In this course, we introduce the R language, and cover basic data manipulation and plotting. Before moving on to explore classical statistical analysis techniques starting with simple hypothesis testing and building up to linear model analysis. The focus of the course is on practical implementation of these techniques and developing robust statistical analysis skills rather than on the underlying statistical theory After the course you should feel confident to be able to select and implement common statistical techniques using R and moreover know when, and when not, to apply these techniques. Sessions If you book onto this course you must attend all of the sessions as detailed below. Failure to attend a session or cancellation of your place less than 48 hours before the start of the first session will result in an administrative charge of £50. Please ensure you have permission from your supervisor to attend this course before you make your booking! Trainers Jonathan Patrick, Department of Plant Sciences Matt Castle, GSLS |
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GTA4 Searching the Literature
Finished
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This is an interactive overview session led by departments, showcasing how they are using Amicus and where you can view information that may be useful to you in your role. Tea, cake and scones will be provided. |