Workshops & Courses

Information Skills Support

Due to COVID-19 most workshops will be offered online or upon request. Please check the info for each workshop individually.

Workshops and courses

 

Maastricht University Library offers workshops and courses in the field of information skills. These workshops and courses are available for students (from bachelor to PhD), staff members and alumni from Maastricht University and the academic hospital (MUMC+). Below you see an overview of available workshops.

Next to these workshops, the library also offers curriculum integrated courses and is also developing online tutorials to use within the curriculum. Teaching staff or programme coordinators who wish to pay more attention to information skills in their programme, can contact Henrietta Hazen  for more information.

For support in using the databases, check the manuals and guides for the specific databases.

Other kinds of support are offered via instructional videos, data search support, EndNote support. Or ask a question via Ask Your Librarian. Students can contact Peer Point or the Writing Studio for help.

Overview of available workshops and courses

An introduction to research datamanagement

An introduction to research datamanagement

How do you ensure that your data remain accessible and usable in the future, for yourself and others? Since a great deal is invested
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Canvas theme webinars (for teaching staff)

Canvas theme webinars (for teaching staff)

Would you like to get more out of UM’s digital education and assessment tools? Join our mini-webinars on Canvas and connected digital education tools.
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Coding essentials for researchers: a three-day workshop

Coding essentials for researchers: a three-day workshop

A three-day workshop covering the basic programming skills needed to get you started working reproducibly with code.
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EndNote advanced workshop

EndNote advanced workshop

This training helps you to get the most out of EndNote and make your research easier. There is plenty of time to deal with
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EndNote introductory online tutorial

EndNote introductory online tutorial

This training gives you a basic understanding about how to use EndNote.
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Measuring research impact

Increasing and measuring your research impact [course]

This course offers researchers the opportunity to learn strategies that aim at increasing the likelihood of an article being cited, discussed or otherwise mentioned
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Introduction to literature searching and writing

Introduction to literature searching and writing

Peer Point provides free research assistance to students studying at Maastricht University. Peer Point is staffed by students trained at responding critically and constructively
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Q and A – Systematic Literature Search (for Master students European Studies on Society, Science and Technology, FASoS)

Q and A – Systematic Literature Search (for Master students European Studies on Society, Science and Technology, FASoS)

Q & A session on Systematic Literature Search for MA students ESST, FASoS.
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Staying up to date in your research area

Staying up to date in your research area

When you are unfamiliar with automated alerts services this 1 hour lecture and demo will save you a lot of time and energy in
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Systematic literature and data searching (for reviews / research proposals)

Systematic literature and data searching (for reviews / research proposals)

In this two hour introductory workshop a demo will be given on how to develop a systematic search strategy - usable in multiple databases
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Systematic Literature Search (for MA students Arts and Heritage + MA students Kunst, Cultuur + Erfgoed, FASoS)

Systematic Literature Search (for MA students Arts and Heritage + MA students Kunst, Cultuur + Erfgoed, FASoS)

Skills training on how to search for books and (online) journal(articles) in the fields of Arts and Humanities that are relevant to your study.
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Thesis Skills – Course on Academic Resources SBE

Thesis Skills – Course on Academic Resources SBE

Course on how to search for books and (online) journal articles in the fields of business and economics that are relevant to your thesis
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Web of Science (WoS) workshop / hands-on training

Web of Science (WoS) workshop / hands-on training

The Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database covering high quality research across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. This training helps
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Westlaw UK and WestlawNext workshop

Westlaw UK and WestlawNext workshop

This workshop deals with the following topics: what's Westlaw and what information can be found; what are the best ways to gain access to
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What journal to publish in?

What journal to publish in?

In this 1.5 hour workshop, criteria are discussed which influence an author’s journal choice, and some tools that could be of help. There is
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