CAPACITY BUILDING FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, ACADEMIC STAFF/SUPERVISORS AND RESEARCHERS

capacity building

The Library will host a virtual training on ORCID & Google Scholar, Digital Repositories in supporting Researchers, Turnitin Similarity Index Checker and Academic Writing & Publishing in High Impact Platforms from 18th to 21st May 2021.

The main objective of the training will be to guide the Postgraduate students /Supervisors and researchers on;

·How Orcid and Google Scholar can connect researchers uniquely with their professional activities and make their research visible;

·Open Platform (Digital Repository) that can enhance visibility of research output;

·Use of Turnitin software by Supervisors to enhance accountability and academic integrity;

·How to Publish in High Impact Commercial and Open Access Journals & Books, and use of dimensions research tool.

The following table provides the training schedule and the links to register for the training from 18th to 21st May 2021

 

1. ORCID & GOOGLE SCHOLAR

DIGITAL REPOSITORY IN SUPPORTING RESEARCHERS – AFRICARXIV

Postgraduate Students and Researchers, Tue, 18th May 2021, 10-12pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pf-6upzwpGdRgglpWmIdgp0vduO40881v

 

2. TURNITIN – SIMILARITY INDEX

 Academic Staff/Supervisors, Thu, 20th May, 2021, 10-12pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pf-6upzwpGdRgglpWmIdgp0vduO40881v

 

3. ACADEMIC WRITING, PUBLISHING IN HIGH IMPACT JOURNLS & USE OF DIMENSIONS  RESEARCH TOOL

Postgraduate Students and Researchers, Fri, 21st  May, 2021, 10-12pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pf-6upzwpGdRgglpWmIdgp0vduO40881v

 

For those who will not be able to participate in the training, please find step by step presentation on the above topics in the Library website using the following link: https://uonlibrary.uonbi.ac.ke/basic-page/library-guides-presentations

Kind regards,

Purity Karani

SAA, DOL