Professor Carol Tenopir will visit The University of Queensland to present her report on the Journal Use and Reading Patterns Survey, conducted in 2012.

The Survey asked questions about the reading of scholarly articles from both print and electronic sources by academic staff and undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The University of Queensland was selected as one of two Australian universities to participate in the study. The results of the study will contribute to international research on the reading of scholarly journal articles.

Date:
Monday, 22 April 2013
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room:
Library Conference Room, Level 1
UQ Location:
Duhig Building (St Lucia)

RSVP: events@library.uq.edu.au

Now that exams are over, why not borrow some fiction to read over the holidays?

The Gatton recreational reading collection has novels and popular magazines. It is jointly funded by the library, the Gatton Halls of Residence and the Gatton Campus. The usual loan periods and quantities apply.

If you're keeping any items for the holidays, remember to renew them before they're due. You can renew your books online, through your 'My Library' record on the library's homepage - www.library.uq.edu.au.

Also, check your UQ email account regularly for notices to return any recalled items. Higher fines apply to overdue recalls, so avoid them if you can. If you're having any difficulties getting your books back to the library on time, just give us a call on 5460 1137.

As part of next week's Research Week events, a Future Researchers day is being held at the St Lucia campus. It's open to anyone interested in doing Research Higher Degree studies.

UQ Faculties and Institutes will be running information sessions detailing projects, career prospects and upcoming research opportunities. You can also chat to RHD students and find out about scholarships.

DATE: Wednesday 26 September
TIME: 10am - 3pm
LOCATION: Hawken Engineering Building (#50)
For program information and registration visit
www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/future-researchers
or call 3346 0510

Now that you have an idea of your assignments for this semester, you might like to check out some resources for assignment help.

The library has an online tutorial for assignment help for each stage of the assignment research process.

Student Services have extensive online tips on assignment writing.

Also, be aware of the Student Services workshops being offered at the Gatton campus. There are small-group workshops on a range of study strategies, assignment writing, answering exam questions and effective presentations. Also consider the 'bring your draft' drop-in sessions, where you can get personal editing advice.

For a limited time, the University is trialling 'Grammarly', an automated grammar and plagiarism checker.

Once you register with the site, you can upload a document to be checked. You can also download a Microsoft Office add-in, which will then appear as a toolbar in Word.

With both methods, you need to be online to sign in and get the feedback report.

For more information and links, go to http://student.eait.uq.edu.au/software/grammarly/.

The trial runs until 10 July 2012.