This induction workshop for new postgraduate students and academic staff members consists of two sessions. During the first session an overview of the Library Website is given, how to search for information via the different databases as well as where to find help.

The second session goes into more depth about all the different research services that the Library is offering and is presented by the specific librarians responsible for the different divisions.

Session 1:

Participants will learn to:

• navigate the Library Website effectively
• find their way around in the Stellenbosch University Library
• find information with the Library’s search engine
• check where to find and how to use interdisciplinary academic databases such as EBSCOhost as well as electronic journals and e-books
• check the library hours, terms for access and membership privileges entail
• find conducive spaces to work and study
• check out or renew books and request books that are not in the library
• reach their faculty librarians as well as other tools for assistance
• use essential research skills such as avoiding plagiarism, complying with copyright, referencing techniques and using Endnote as a reference manager

Session 2:

In this session, participants will learn:

• about the available advanced research support services available
• about the Research Commons services
• how to create your unique author identity with ORCID and how to connect it with your Stellenbosch University identity
• how to find assistance on where to publish
• where to find author/article/departmental citation data (bibliometrics) and how to request assistance
• what Open Access is and which services the Library support
• where to submit your thesis or dissertation before graduation
• how to find examples of previously completed theses and dissertations within SUNScholar (institutional repository)
• what Research Data Management is and a short introduction to SUNScholarData and the tool for data management planning (SunDMP)
• where to find assistance on data analysis and data visualisation (on campus and in the Library)
• about the Makerspace, its facilities, and services on offer