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| VETE0022-1 | Scientific literature search | |||||
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| Duration : | 5h Th, 5h Pr | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Sandrina Vandenput | |||||
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| Course contents : | Theoretical approach: available information resources (books, journals, Internet), tools making information search possible (i.e. bibliographical data bases, search engines) and tools for locating information (i.e. catalogues). Practical approach: making optimal use of all these tools. | |||||
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| Course objective : | The aim of this theoretical and practical training is to optimise the search for relevant scientific information making the best of the various resources and tools available at the Faculty Library and on the Web. | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | None, but being comfortable using a computer and having a basic knowledge of scientific English are certainly assets. | |||||
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| Workshops : | Two mandatory sessions, taught to groups of 8 students using the Faculty Library computers. These workshops should start in the week of 3rd October 2005. | |||||
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| Organization : | Five theoretical hours followed by 5 workshop hours. The course starts in the week of 19th October 2005. Students will have to take part actively in the workshop sessions. Workshop schedules and groups will be posted up on the Library noticeboard in due time. In principle, no student can be excused from the course. | |||||
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| Written notes : | The course notes are available on the Library website http://www.ulg.ac.be/fmv/bib/bibcours.htm . The reference books mentioned in the course notes are all available at the Library. | |||||
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| Assessment : | Exam to be held in January 2006 (duration two hours) using the Library computers. It will assess the studentsÂ’ ability to efficiently use information search computing tools. | |||||
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| Contacts : | Sandrine Vandenput Email : S.Vandenput@ulg.ac.be | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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