For more information on what you can expect from your Academic Librarian, please see our support guide.
EndNote full course on LinkedIn learning
Linked in Learning LinkedIn Learning houses a catalogue of online courses, video tutorials and learning paths to help you learn new skills. These online courses are available to access anytime and you can learn at your own pace, on many different topics. And we haven’t even mentioned the biggest benefit of all… all UEA students (and recent graduates) can access LinkedIn Learning for FREE through the University.
To build up your profile and professional network as a researcher you can:
Use Scopus or Web of Science to identify titles to target for publication, identify key authors to contact and collaborate with as well as analysing the impact of your research
Track your research and presence with an ORCiD, for more information check out the RIN ORCiD page
Check the submission procedures for the journal you wish to publish in- they are all different and some are extremely strict
For more information on how the Library can hep you please visit our Research Support pages
For information on how the Research and Innovation team can support you, please visit their Research and Innovation pages
Find resources to answer your research methods and statistics questions on the Sage research methods platform, Including:
Methods Map: Explore the research methods terrain, read definitions of key terminology, and discover content relevant to your research methods journey.
Lists of key research methods titles : Find lists of key research methods and statistics resources created by users as well as browsing the Sage 'little blue' and 'little green' research methods books.
Project Planner: Find all you need to know to plan your research project including doing a Literature Review
Which Stats Test: Choose an appropriate statistical method using this straightforward tool
Video tutorials: Tutorials, interviews, video case studies, and mini-documentaries covering the entire research process
Podcasts : Hear how leading social scientists grapple with methodological issues in their research
We are also pleased to announce new content from Sage. SAGE Research Methods Experiments teaches users about classic experiments, then provides customizable templates that students can use to run their own version of the experiment. The pilot version includes three tests: Lexical Decision Task, Pre/Post-Test, and Wildcat Wells. You will need to sign up with your UEA email and create a password on the sign up form to be able to access and test this content.
You may at times find that you hit upon topics that have not been taught or extensively researched at the UEA before and therefore there may be materials that are not yet in our collection. If you find yourself in this situation there are some options available to you for gaining access, these range from Interlending to accessing other librarians and requesting for new books to be bought for the UEA collection.
Request access to materials for your personal research and study by visiting the 'obtaining other resources' section of our research support pages.
If there is a book that you need please see if it is available via either of the two self-service eBook collections
or if it is not available there request it via the suggest a book form
If there is an article that you need and it is not accessible via our subscriptions, please fill out an interlending request and we will try and get it for you from another library
Visit our teaching support pages if you are a lecturer in need of new resources for teaching
The UEA Personal and Professional Development Programmes leaflet provides a useful introduction to the PPD programme.
The Graduate Schools publish their programmes for the academic year before the start of the autumn semester. The programmes are available to new and continuing postgraduate researchers who can chose sessions - with some exceptions - from any of the Graduate Schools.
Visit the personal and professional development pages for further details.
For copyright support, please see our Copyright for Staff guide.
