The Library's Dissertation and Thesis Festival brings together the support that the Library, Digital Skills and IAD provides for students undertaking their dissertations and theses. Want to find out more about the digital library resources available to support your research question? Interested in learning how to manage the bibliographic and research data you’ve found? Thought about making your dissertation something special by using the fantastic Heritage Collections?Semester 1: Autumn Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 21-25 October 2024.Semester 2: Spring Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 24-28 February 2025. Discovery Day: Exploring LGBTQ+ History, 26 Feb 2025 2024-25 Semester 2 programme, 24-28 Feb 2025 Library Dissertation and Thesis Festival recordings Semester 2 Programme: 24-28 February. DateTimeTitleLocationInformation & booking link 24 Feb10:00-10:50How to use the Library for your dissertationOnlineMyEd Events 14:10-15:00Introduction to SAGE Research MethodsOnlineMyEd Events 16:10-17:00Infectious diseases data: Leveraging GIDEON to Enhance Your Research and Thesis PreparationOnline MyEd Events25 Feb10:00-10:30Using newspaper databases to find historical newsOnlineMyEd Events 10:30-11:00Academic writing support: Meet your Royal Literary Fund FellowIn-person, Main LibraryMyEd Events 13:00-15:00Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd Events 15:10-16:00An Introduction to the Library of MistakesOnlineMyEd Events26 Feb 10:00-17:00Discovery Day: Exploring LGBTQ+ HistoryIn-person, Main LibraryDiscovery Day: Exploring LGBTQ+ History 10:00-10:50Exploring LGBTQ+ Resources: Navigating ProQuest and Alexander Street PlatformsIn-person, Main Library ML1.07MyEd Events 10:00-11:00EndNote for managing references [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd EventsStaff booking 11:10-12:00"The barman was quite cute, and could never resist a dare...": gender and sexuality in the archivesIn-person, Main Library ML1.07MyEd Events 12:10-13:00Insights into LGBTQ History with Gale Primary SourcesIn-person, Main Library ML1.07MyEd Events 12:30-13:00Academic writing support: Meet your Royal Literary Fellow at King's BuildingsIn-person, King's BuildingsMyEd Events 14:10-15:40 Research Café: Research methodologies, well-being and community collaborationIn-person, Main LibraryMyEd Events 13:30-14:00Using Web of Science to find relevant articlesOnlineMyEd Events 14:00 - 15:00Introduction to RevMan: a walk-through for new usersOnlineExternal link 16:00-17:00Exploring LGBT+ Resources in Lothian Health Services ArchiveIn-person, Main LibraryMyEd Events27 Feb10:00-11:00Data mindfulness: finding and managing data for your dissertationIn-person, Main LibraryMyEd Events 12:30-13:00Cited Reference SearchingOnlineMyEd Events 13:00-14:00Using PowerPoint to create an academic poster [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd Events 14:10-15:40Tour of Edinburgh Central Library followed by overview of local history and heritage resourcesIn-person, Central LibraryMyEd Events28 Feb10:00-12:00An introduction to the National Library of Scotland and Library TourIn-person, NLSMyEd Events 10:30-12:00Introduction to Reference Managers [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd EventsStaff booking 13:10-14:00Literature reviews: functions, types and methodsOnlineMyEd Events This article was published on 2024-10-02
