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Tuesday, July 13, 2004
The Researcher’s Companion: an online tutorial for postgraduates - S. Rumsey, elearning Europa
Although the teaching of library and information (L & I) skills to undergraduates has been the subject of much activity by those in UK university libraries, the same has not been so true for research students. This situation is changing as the emphasis on research grows, an issue exacerbated by the increased numbers of postgraduates and the importance of the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) UK Higher Education. At the University of Surrey in Guildford (UniS) and its federal partner, the University of Surrey Roehampton (USR), training in L & I skills for research postgraduates (PGs) has always been provided, but in an ad hoc manner. Given that many of these students require expert searching skills, but are diverse in their competence, needs and geographical situation, it was felt that an online solution would be advantageous. A project to develop an online tutorial has been running at the University of Surrey since 2002. The work was made possible by the provision of funding from the University of Surrey Federal Innovation Fund and was carried out jointly by Information Services staff at both federal institutions. The result has been named the Researcher’s Companion and is freely available online. http://www.federalsurrey.ac.uk/researcherscompanion/
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