October 30, 2009
A very warm welcome to new Sebe students starting at the University recently, and of course to returning students back from the Summer break.
It’s been a busy time of year for everyone, but I thought I’d just welcome all the Sebe students and let you all know that the Sebe WebPages have been revamped to make them a lot clearer and accessible. Also I should let you know about the new “Skills for Learning” WebPages on the Learning Centre’s website. This has been revised and updated over the Summer and is now a one-stop place for study skills advice and appointments, details of this semester’s InfoBites workshops, full information about the University’s referencing systems, and the EndNote support WebPages.
Finally the Harvard referencing guide has been updated to include an example list of different sources which will hopefully make the system easier to follow.
Anyway, good luck for the year ahead and keep your eyes on the blog for more updates and news regarding Sebe.
See you soon
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Posted by hlcsubject
May 8, 2009
Engineering Conferences Online (ECO) Link
ECO promotes the dissemination of important engineering research that would normally be very difficult, or impossible, to locate.
Papers are generally available free of charge on an open access basis thereby assisting the dissemination of this important research information.
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Posted by hlcsubject
April 20, 2009
Just thought I’d share a great guide for engineering students which may be useful. It’s a guide that has been designed to help engineering students find the right information quickly. There are lots of great links on here to all sorts of resources. The guide was compiled by Aslib, The Association for Information Management.
It has sections for General Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and much more.
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Posted by hlcsubject
March 17, 2009
HLC
There have been a few changes here in Harrison that you need to be aware of.
At the request of users, the third floor (excluding the IT Suite) has now been designated a SILENT STUDY AREA. As you enter the floor from the central stairs or the IT Suite , you will expected to remain silent, switch mobile phones to vibrate and be considerate of others users. Staff will be patrolling the floor regularly.
The group study rooms on third floor are now SINGLE STUDY ROOMS with a PC. These can be booked as normal at the Lending Services helpdesk on ground floor. You will be expected to study individually and in silence in these rooms.
New areas for group study will be available on the second floor, still allowing groups to study together.
Please take notice of the signs in Harrison advising of group or silent study areas.
For more information regarding these changes, please ask at the information helpdesks in the Learning Centre.
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Posted by hlcsubject
March 10, 2009
Just a reminder that the InfoBites information skills sessions begin next week.
We have a number of sessions at the Harrison Learning Centre throughout the next few weeks. We shall be focusing on Harvard Referencing and EndNote software, but there are also some ‘drop-in’ sessions where you can just come along and we’ll try to help you.
You can see the current timetable on the InfoBites website. Keep your eyes out for next semester’s timetable which will be going onto the website shortly.
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Posted by hlcsubject
March 6, 2009
Respected journals, Building and Contract Journal, have great forums where you can chat to your peers and colleagues about what’s happening in the industry today. It can be a great way to find advice and simply stay up to date with the latest developments and news. They also regularly run competitions where you could win Amazon vouchers!
To visit the Building forum click here.
To visit the Contract Journal forum click here.
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Posted by hlcsubject
October 8, 2008
Construction News is now available to read online as well as print.
We have a subscription to Construction News which you can find in Harrison Learning Centre but you can now also read it digitally via the CN website. You can even capture digital images to use in your assignments (remember to reference where they came from though!).
The CN website also has a number of RSS feeds you may wish to subscribe to if you want to keep up-to-date with news.
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