All-provider course timetable
Friday 28 July 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. |
09:30 |
CRUK Summer School
Finished
CRUK Summer School Event posted for Administration purposes only |
Falcon: Refresher
Finished
This is a one off refresher course and will cover some of the use of Falcon Content Management Service by content and site managers who have been using the system for some years. |
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10:00 |
Join the OSC for a discussion of Open Access issues relevant to HASS librarians The Open Access message has been geared towards sharing academic outputs like journal articles and their underlying data as well as being mandated by funders but how do you promote Open Access if none of these areas apply to your work? This final webinar in our "Librarian Toolkit" series on Open Access will address Open Access from the perspective of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences librarians and cover topics such as Open Access monographs, the implications of not having a funder and places to share your work. |
14:00 |
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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14:30 |
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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Tuesday 1 August 2017
09:30 |
Web Recruitment Training - Offers
Finished
This course covers the new functionality regarding recording an offer in release 4 of web recruitment. |
14:00 |
CamSIS: An Introduction
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 and maintain student records and to produce basic lists of students. |
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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14:30 |
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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Wednesday 2 August 2017
14:15 |
Anyone who is a first-time user of unsealed radioactive substances is expected to attend this course before they begin the work. Users of radioactive substances who are new to the University should also attend. This course also acts as a refresher for experienced users and for users from other institutions or countries. There will be time for discussion and questions at the end of the session, and a self-assessment exercise of attendees’ core knowledge will be carried out. |
14:30 |
A thirty minute introduction to the UL, aimed at those using our facilities and collections over the summer vacation period. An experienced member of staff will meet you in the Entrance Hall then lead you on a twenty minute tour of the UL,taking in the Locker Room, Open Bookstacks, Reading Room and West Room. Ten minutes are reserved after the tour for a question and answer session. |
Thursday 3 August 2017
10:30 |
The day will comprise of a Health & Safety Briefing and various other interactive activities, designed to help new staff learn more about the Cambridge University Library and meet some of the key people who work in it. |
14:00 |
Moodle: Getting Started
Finished
Moodle as the Virtual Learning Environment will be supporting teaching and learning at the University. This training session will introduce participants to Moodle and cover the system basics such as the course structure, enrolment to a course, and roles for course members. |
14:15 |
A microbiological safety cabinet (MSC) is a vital piece of equipment that helps to prevent exposure to biological hazards. All containment laboratory users and their supervisors should know how to use MSCs effectively, what the standards are for the different levels of containment, and how the facilities are managed. This course will help both users and managers understand their responsibilities in creating a safe working area and provide both theory and practical knowledge on the safe and effective use of tissue culture (Class II) cabinets. |
15:00 |
Amicus Familiarisation Session
CANCELLED
This session includes:
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16:30 |
Do you need a date in your diary to keep your language study ticking over? Study your target language in the company of a friendly group. Decide on your academic, professional or personal focus, talk to others over tea and discuss strategies with a Language Adviser. Then we start and enjoy our own listening, reading, pronunciation practice etc. Our learning centre offers 180+ languages! Be pestered to attend! We have quality biscuits. If the course is in progress, registering your interest equals booking a place If you don't wish to join at this stage but would like to be added to the mailing list to be kept up to date with the study group, please follow this link and search for 'Langcen-studygroup. |
Friday 4 August 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. |
10:30 |
CamSIS: An Introduction
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 and maintain student records and to produce basic lists of students. |
Monday 7 August 2017
10:00 |
This advanced training session will introduce participants to various ways of managing access to the course material in Moodle, including groups and groupings. |
Tuesday 8 August 2017
09:30 |
CHRIS - An Introduction
Finished
This course is an introduction to the system and will cover the following topics:
This course does not cover any training on update access. |
This course provides users the opportunity to run General Ledger reports and how to interpret them when managing departmental funds. You are invited to bring with you any reference documents that you may have detailing your own departmental codes. |
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10:00 |
One session - four medicine and life science databases - widest coverage for your literature search. PubMed is great, but it doesn't cover all the journals relevant to life sciences and medicine. Embase, Web of Science and Scopus can also be relevant and each covers unique material. Come to this hands-on session to learn how to get the best from each of these "4 tops". Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
14:00 |
This course provides users the opportunity to run General Ledger reports and how to interpret them when managing departmental funds. You are invited to bring with you any reference documents that you may have detailing your own departmental codes. |
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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14:30 |
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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