The University Library helps students, lecturers, and researchers of Erasmus University in their research and education by providing workshops. Follow one of the regular workshops or read how to request a tailor-made workshop.
Get to know the Library: an introduction A good preparation is half the work, and we therefore invite you to this short introduction to the Library. In this online meeting, we will show you the basics on how to use all the facilities the Library offers. For whom: EUR students and staff
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RefWorks In the monthly RefWorks Workshop you will learn how to easily save, manage, export and share literature references. Also take a look at the e-course or our e-modules about RefWorks. For EUR students and staff For whom: EUR students and staff
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Financial databases Erasmus Data Service Center (EDSC) offers monthly various Workshops on financial databases. Learn where to find financial data such as share prices, mergers and annual report data and how to compare this data from different databases (such as WRDS, LSEG Workspace)? For whom: EUR students and staff
Workshops financial databases
Enhance your academic visibility with ORCID! Learn in this monthly workshop how to create and use your ORCID iD to enhance the discoverability of your research outputs. This workshop will allow you - as a researcher - to reap the benefits of ORCID. More information and registration. For whom: EUR researchers
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Customized workshops
Information and academic skills As a lecturer, do you want to make your students more information literate? Then request a workshop tailored to the needs of your group in terms of time, level and subjects. This can be about conducting a literature search, the phases of the search process, search techniques, but also an instruction on managing your data and monitoring research impact. As a researcher or student, you can of course also request a workshop with your own group. For whom: EUR students and staff
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Financial databases In addition to the monthly workshops, the Erasmus Data Service Center (EDSC) also offers workshops on request. As a lecturer, do you want to have a specific topic covered in your class about finding financial data? Please contact the EDSC. As a student, you can submit a proposal for a 1-hour workshop (with a minimum of 6 participants). For whom: EUR lecturers and students
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Bibliometric (citation)databases and analysis tools The Library offers workshops on the responsible and effective use of bibliometric databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar) and analysis tools (InCites, SciVal, Publish or Perish, Altmetric Explorer). The exact content will be defined in mutual consultation. Interested in this workshop (online or on location)? Contact Judith Gulpers. For whom: EUR researchers
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Researcher identifiers & profiles The workshop Enhance your academic visibility with ORCID will help you become more visible as a unique researcher by creating your own ORCID iD and ORCID record. Upon request, a workshop can be organised on other researcher profiles such as Google Scholar Profile, Web of Science ResearcherID and Scopus Author Identifier. Interested in this workshop (online or on location)? Contact Judith Gulpers. Also check the related e-modules. For whom: EUR researchers
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Python programming language Learn just enough about the Python programming language to be able to write functions or small programs yourself. Then sign up for this workshop. Apart of an introduction to Python, you will explore parts of data science; using Pandas to read in csv files, cleaning and changing them and exploring the data using visualizations. Interested in this workshop? Contact Jasper Op de Coul. For whom: EUR researchers and students
How to communicate science to a lay audience? The call for communicating science to a lay audience remains to be a hot topic. Unfortunately, there is typically little to no formal training available to help students improve their communication skills with a non-academic audience. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the nature of different strategies in disseminating their research to a lay audience. Interested in this workshop (online or on location)? Contact dr. Çisem Gürel. For whom: EUR students, PhD students, and junior researchers
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Wellbeing at Your Library Want to better manage academic stress and take productive study breaks? In this workshop you will explore how the library can support your wellbeing and help you manage stress more effectively. Learn to use library resources creatively, reflect on your current stressors, and discover practical tools—like sEURch—to maintain a healthy academic-life balance. Interested in this workshop (on location)? Contact dr. Çisem Gürel. For whom: EUR students and PhD students
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E-learning
Short e-learning modules teach students and researchers how to use scholarly information and data effectively, responsibly and critically. The modules combine text, exercises and videos, which can be worked through separately. The topics follow the research cycle and can be consulted anywhere, anytime.
Would you like to make an appointment with a subject specialist? Make one via the online form or call us on working days: +31 (0)10-408 11 98. Think of help and advice with your literature search or receive more information or support regarding a library service or facility.