The scope of this module is to introduce postgraduate candidates to the principles and practice of information literacy as applied to PhD research and to develop those skills which will enhance the quality of their research, expand their career opportunities in a knowledge-based society and build awareness of both quantitative and qualitative measurement tools.

1. Information literacy skills & search strategies
Mary Joan Crowley
DISG Library, Engineering Faculty,
Sapienza, University of Rome
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2. Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin
and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson,
1991
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3. League of European Research Universities
• At the forefront
• Informed
• Innovative
• Disseminate research
in high ranked journals
• http://ec.europa.eu/pro
grammes/horizon2020/
en/area/funding-
researchers
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4. Are you looking for research funding ?
• Who can apply?
• Researchers of any nationality, any career stage (PhD
applicants, post-docs, confirmed researchers, Principal
Investigators, etc.), and in any research area.
• What type of funding is available?
• For PhD applicants: Marie Skłodowska - Curie Actions
(MSCA) offer paid positions for PhD applicants within MSCA
projects in any discipline, in universities, research centres and
companies involved in the MSCA projects.
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5. PhD Students’ Skills
• European Universities Association :
The advancement of knowledge through original
research is the core component of PhD education,
but
PhD education must also facilitate additional skills
development opportunities.
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6. Skills’ statement
• Career management includes
being able to research, plan, and
take informed decisions in relation
to your career, present skills and
apply these in career options
• Research skills covers the
practical aspects of conducting
valid, ethical and useable research
• Personal and interpersonal
skills including motivation, team
working, leadership and critical
dialogue
• Communication skills including
appropriate writing of your results,
presentations to diverse
audiences, teach and support
learning
• Management skill area covers
managing the resources,
processes and practices that
enable you to get your research
project done to plan, and on time.
Identify goals. Prioritise.
Source: Skills guide for PhD researchers
.doc - University of Edinburgh
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7. Research skills
• Comprehend and effectively use appropriate
research methodologies
• Critically analyse and synthesise complex
information and data from various sources
• Demonstrate knowledge and advances of
research in your field and related branches
• Apply principes of ethical conduct, inluding
avoidance of plagiarism
• Use specialist software and computing services to
improve your knowledge-handing skills
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8. CILIP : http://www.cilip.org.uk (accessed 20-02-2014)
• A need for information
• The resources available
• How to find information
• The need to evaluate results
• How to work with or exploit results
• Ethics and responsibility of use
• How to manage your findings
• How to communicate or share your findings
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9. Information literacy skills
• Information literacy is knowing when and why you
need information, where to find it, how to evaluate,
use and communicate it in an ethical manner and,
where appropriate, preserve and curate one’s own
information and data.
• IL encompasses competencies in utilising
information technology based tools effectively.
Source: CILIP
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10. ICT Skills
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11. Information Literacy Transfer
for PhD research candidates
• Good IT skills alone are insufficient for constructing good
searches.
• The scope of this module is to give postgraduate students an
introduction to Information Literacy as applied to PhD research
and to develop the relevant skills that will enhance the quality of
their research as well as their career opportunities in a
knowledge and innovation based economy.
• This five-week programme consists of five 2-hour ‘hands on’
workshops.
• This training module will be in English.
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12. Sapienza University of Rome libraries serving:
• 111600 students
• 3120 PhD students
• 3700+ Faculty
• 4300+ Admin, technical
and hospital staff
• 11 Faculties, 63
departments,
• 2 university hospitals
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14. Each PhD candidate has a Sapienza email address
• Stay informed
• Be part of the community
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15. PhD candidates at DISG
….la presenza di una pagina web, nel sito del Dipartimento
cui afferisce il Corso di dottorato, indicante chiaramente
l’attività scientifica e didattica dell’ultimo anno, le
pubblicazioni dei dottorandi ed una breve relazione annuale
sull’attività svolta da ciascun dottorando;
• https://web.uniroma1.it/dotingstrugeo/
Source: http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/regolamenti/DR_regolamento_modificato_0.pdf
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16. Che dice lo Statuto della Sapienza ?
• la disponibilità di specifiche e qualificate strutture
operative e scientifiche per l'attività di studio e di
ricerca dei dottorandi, ivi inclusi, relativamente alla
tipologia del corso, laboratori scientifici, un
adeguato patrimonio librario, banche dati e
risorse per il calcolo elettronico;
• http://www.uniroma1.it/strutture/biblioteche
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17. Sapienza’s library system for you
https://web.uniroma1.it/sbs/
•59+ Faculty and
Department libraries
•2.7million print
monographs and thousands
of print journals
• 12000+ FT, 24/7/365
online journals, e-books,
•80+ data bases.
• 25.000+ rare books
•Online research catalogue
IRIS Sapienza
https://iris.uniroma1.it/
14/04/2011
http://www.zoonar.com/829789

18. http://opac.uniroma1.it/SebinaOpacRMS/.do#1
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20. Exercise
• OPEN A LIBRARY ACCOUNT
• Search for a book’s call number
• Book a loan
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21. 12000+ e-Journals: the virtual library
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22. Exercise
• Find Acta Meccanica using Discovery Sapienza
• What is the ISSN number
• DL an article and find the DOI
• Search for the keyword “foam” within the journal
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23. 80+ Databases:
https://web.uniroma1.it/sbs/banche
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• INSPEC - 14 million abstracts and specialised
indexing to the world's quality research
• Web of Knowledge – Provides access to the world
of academic research embracing some 28,000
peer-reviewed journals, 9 million researchers, and
2.5 million articles a year
• SCOPUS - The largest abstract and citation
database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific
journals, books and conference proceedings

24. Explore our resources…….IEEE -
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/dynhome.jsp?tag
=1
IEEE is the world's largest professional association
dedicated to advancing technological innovation and
excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its
members inspire a global community through IEEE's
highly cited publications, conferences, technology
standards, and professional and educational activities.
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25. ……… and more
• ASCE
• ICE
• ASME
• Civil engineering abstracts
• Earthquake engineering abstracts
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26. Some of our library services
Open h24
Off campus access
Article request if we don’t have it
ILL (inter-library loan)
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• https://web.uniroma1.it/
sbs/tags/biblioteche-
h24
• EasyBixy
• https://nilde.bo.cnr.it/