QUT’s Office of Research- 4th Annual Research Boot Camp Program

QUT’s Office of Research is offering its 4thAnnual Research Boot Camp Program during September 2011.

This year, seven themed Modules are being offered, as given below.The Program is open to all interested staff, however, please note “target participants” for each Module are identified in the Program.  Interested staff may attend one or more Modules. There is not a requirement to register for the whole program.  Modules may be cancelled if insufficient registrations are received (those who have registered will be advised if a module is cancelled).

Registration is essential.  Please advise which Module/s you wish to attend by email researchgrants@qut.edu.au or by phone 82197.

All details are available at http://www.research.qut.edu.au/resources/bootcamp.jsp with full program at https://secure.qut.edu.au/research/staff/development/bootcamp/2011_Research_Boot_Camp_Program.pdf

Module 1 : QUT’s research agenda, and a case study from a QUT research star

Friday 2 September 2011 : Completed already.

Module 2: Basics and strategies for establishing a research funding track record
Friday 9 September 2011 : Completed already.

Module 3: Managing research projects
Thursday 15 September 2011

Module 4: Planning for high quality academic research outputs

Friday 16 September 2011

Module 5: The Australian research funding landscape

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Module 6: Moving from project to program

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Module 7: International research and collaboration

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Annual Reviews White Paper : ‘The Role of the Critical Review Article in Alleviating Information Overload’

The paper includes survey results from early-career researchers examining their approach to academic literature and one-on-one interviews with a range of prestigious scientists.

Interesting reading. To access go to http://www.annualreviews.org/page/infooverload

Open Access Publishing Seminar

You’re invited:

Find out the answers to these questions – What is Open Access? How does it benefit the author? What should I be looking for in a publisher?

Open Access enhances scholarly communication by making the results of publicly funded research available to all. Open Access reaches a wider audience and researchers often find that their work is more widely read and cited. As a result, publicly funded research has more impact and society as a whole benefits. Open Access journals are free to readers but some have author-side fees to cover publishing costs.

This session will give an overview of the various options available for providing Open Access, it will introduce some reputable open access publishers ( e.g. BioMed Central, PLoS, Hindawi ) and explain the financial support available from QUT Library to cover the cost of article processing fees for articles published by ‘Gold’ Open Access journals. Location: Gardens Point V714 Date: 17th November 2010 Time: 10am – 11am Speaker: Paula Callan Morning Tea will be provided.

Register Here

Check your citation counts on iPhone! – Scopus Alerts Lite (Institutional subscribers version)

Elsevier Develops Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone Application to Help Researchers Stay Up-to-date while On-the-go.  

The new application, which is available on iTunes and the Apple App Store globally, gives iPhone users the ability to find and display abstracts and reference information from the Scopus database, which covers 18,000 journals produced by more than 5,000 publishers worldwide. The app is designed to help eliminate the need for scientists to seek out a desktop or laptop computer when seeking quality research data while travelling, attending conferences or commuting to and from work.

 Application features include the creation of search and citation alerts as well as the ability to save favorite abstracts and add notes. Further supporting collaboration among researchers, the app also allows users to share search results and links to favourite articles, via Email and Twitter.

Download the Scopus Alerts Lite now! Learn more by visiting: Getting Started and Features and functionality Mobile Demo on Scopus info site iTunes Preview.

New Journal Issue -available now

The latest issue of Journal of Interior Design Volume 36, Issue 1 Page v – 62  is available now on Wiley Online Library.

To keep up to date with the latest publishing in your area you can set up email alerts to advise you of new editions to your favourite journal in many databases. Contact your Liaison Librarian for more info.