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?Join us for a programme of online and in-person events and learn what the Library can do for you to help you succeed with your dissertation or thesis. Our programme will include sessions by University teams and external suppliers.Save the Dates: Academic Year 2024-25Semester 1: Autumn Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 21-25 October 2024. Full programme release 07 October 2024.Semester 2: Spring Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 24-28 February 2025. Document Dissertation and Thesis Festival - 2024-25 Sem1 Programme (94.04 KB / PDF) Event listing Search Tags Event date Date from Date to Oct 25 2024 09.00 - 09.30 EndNote and writing up: beyond the basics Are you using EndNote to manage your sources, but want to make customisations or more efficiently manage references in large or collaborative projects? Further information Further information Oct 24 2024 15.00 - 17.00 An Introduction to the Library of Mistakes The Library of Mistakes is dedicated to the study of financial history, and learning from the mistakes of the past. Meet the librarian, who will highlight the collection strengths and the research resources available. Further information Further information Oct 24 2024 14.10 - 15.00 Decolonising your dissertation : exploring new critical and practical approaches to your library research Explore critical skills and global sources for your library research Further information Further information Oct 24 2024 13.10 - 13.40 Academic writing support: Meet your Royal Literary Fellow at the Main Library Learn about the academic writing advice and support available to you from our Royal Literary Fund Fellows Further information Further information Oct 24 2024 13.00 - 14.30 Introduction to reference managers Using a reference manager to collect, organise, annotate and cite these references can save you a lot time, improve accuracy and help you structure your work. Further information Further information Oct 24 2024 12.30 - 13.00 Library Bitesize: Cited reference searching Cited reference searching helps you find articles which have cited a key article (or articles) you already know about. This is a good way of following research forward and can also be useful in topics which are novel. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 16.10 - 17.00 What is a Systematic Review dissertation like? This session covers what a systematic review (SR) is and the pros and cons of doing a SR for your dissertation. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 14.10 - 15.40 Research Cafe: Research methodologies and research well-being The Research Café is a friendly, seminar-like event where you can hear a few speakers share research, innovative ideas, methods and concepts, and then have plenty of time for questions and discussion. The themes of this Café are research methodologies and research well-being. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 14.10 - 15.40 Introduction to Central Library and the resources of the Edinburgh & Scottish Collection [in person event at Central Library, George IV Bridge] Tour of Edinburgh Central Library followed by an overview of local history and heritage resources Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 13.00 - 14.00 EndNote for managing references EndNote is a reference management tool that can save you time managing references in your academic writing. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 11.30 - 12.30 Introduction to SPSS Introduction to SPSS is a beginner friendly course that provides you with an overview of the software and how to use it. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 11.30 - 12.00 Academic writing support: Meet your Royal Literary Fellow at King's Buildings Learn about the academic writing advice and support available to you from our Royal Literary Fund Fellows. Further information Further information 1 2 This article was published on 2024-10-02
