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This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about the CLA scanning licence, and making electronic copies of book chapters and journal articles f...
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This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about the CLA scanning licence, and making electronic copies of book chapters and journal articles for inclusion in WebCT. The webpages cover what can be scanned and the University processes and requirements of the licence.

This resource supports the Supervising Students module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about copyright. The webpages cover a wide range of copyright areas, from theses and disserta...
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This resource supports the Supervising Students module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about copyright. The webpages cover a wide range of copyright areas, from theses and dissertations, to national licences, such as CLA, and ERA, and general information about Creative Commons.

This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert. It is designed to assist the leader of a workshop for academic teaching staff on the topic of creating and submitting reading lists. It was created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands...
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This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert. It is designed to assist the leader of a workshop for academic teaching staff on the topic of creating and submitting reading lists. It was created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find about about creating reading lists and have them added to the library catalogue.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to do a literature review in their area. Using an automated demo created using Captivate s...
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This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to do a literature review in their area. Using an automated demo created using Captivate software, the recording uses a medical example to highlight the use of keywords, synonyms, truncators and limiters - to find journal articles on the University of Birmingham's eLibrary (Metalib) system.

This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of electronic resources of business information that are relvant to Medici res...
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This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of electronic resources of business information that are relvant to Medici research fellows. This guide covers how to use a number of electronic resources including Business Source Premier, ABI/INFORM Global, FAME & AMADEUS, Thomson One Banker, Mintel, Market Line and GMID.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . These course notes cover all aspects of Endnote, including managing an en...
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This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . These course notes cover all aspects of Endnote, including managing an endnote library, building up an endnote library (and importing references), and producing bibliographies, footnotes and editing citations. Worked examples and exercises are included in the workbook.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started on a literature search. The resource was created in Powerpoint and provides...
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This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started on a literature search. The resource was created in Powerpoint and provides pointers for University of Birmingham students needing to find materials for dissertations, essays and projects.

This resource supports the 'Inclusive curriculum' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of services that the Library provides for people with hidden disabilities. Thi...
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This resource supports the 'Inclusive curriculum' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of services that the Library provides for people with hidden disabilities. This guide covers how things such as book fetching, photocopying services, assistive technology and contacts for further support.

This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out more about the services that the Library offers to postgraduate students. This guide covers...
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This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out more about the services that the Library offers to postgraduate students. This guide covers access to the Library, using electronic resources, help and guidance that the Library can offer and advice on how to gain access to other libraries.

This resource supports the 'Course design' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to get the best out of the Library Catalogue. This guide covers how to search for books, periodic...
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This resource supports the 'Course design' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to get the best out of the Library Catalogue. This guide covers how to search for books, periodicals and archive materials as well as how to manage ones library account online.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to keep up-to-date in their area. The course was created in WebCT and covers blogs, alerti...
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This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to keep up-to-date in their area. The course was created in WebCT and covers blogs, alerting services, new books, conferences, email lists, funding alerts, official publications, open access, RSS and personalised web feeds.

This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in facilities for group work, at the University of Birmingham. Created in powerpoint, this is a basic...
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This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in facilities for group work, at the University of Birmingham. Created in powerpoint, this is a basic introduction in order to provide students with information on services and resources when they are asked to do group study projects.

This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in using eLibrary applets and linking into a University's eLibrary (Metalib and SFX from EX-Libris) s...
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This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in using eLibrary applets and linking into a University's eLibrary (Metalib and SFX from EX-Libris) system, from webpages and webct courses. These webpages were created specifically for Birmingham users, but the examples using Metalib and SFX are transferable to other universties wishing to develop embedded e-links.

This resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert., created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . This workbook covers aspects of Refworks, including exporting references ...
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This resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert., created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . This workbook covers aspects of Refworks, including exporting references from Medline, how to use the Pubmed filter, and how to manually add references. It also includes how to create in text citations and reference lists using when using Refworks with Word. Worked examples and exercises are included in the workbook.

This resource supports the 'Understanding educational enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to find statistics and newspapers. This PowerPoint covers how to find both of...
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This resource supports the 'Understanding educational enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to find statistics and newspapers. This PowerPoint covers how to find both official and un-official statistics from both the UK, Europe and internationally, as well as describing the peer-review process.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get some basic tips on using electronic resources at the University of Birmingham. The ...
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This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get some basic tips on using electronic resources at the University of Birmingham. The resource was created using Echo360 lecture capture, and includes constructing a search using boolean logic, and institution-specific advice on accessing resources, help and alerts.