2021-2022 / DOCU0460-1

Training in the use of documentary resources (refresher course)

Duration

6h Th, 6h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Ninfa Greco

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course focuses on the bibliographic tools of the University of Liege:

  • Introduction to academic information
  • ULiège Library
  • Collections ULiège (PRIMO)
  • Scopus
  • Proquest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database
  • Proquest Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Databade
  • Zotero

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, student is able to:

  • effectively search an bibliogrphic database or the Net
  • locate the documentation in libraries or on the Net
  • decode and write standardized bibliographic references

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic scientific English.
The basis for litterature search:

  • Quality and relevance of the information
  • Google Scholar
  • PubMed
  • Ethical citations vs plagiarism

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  • Theoretical information
  • Tutorials
  • Group activities
  • Practical activities of computerized bibliographic researches
  • Practical activities of importing and managing bibliographic references in Zotero
  • MCQ

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Notes, tutorials about bibliographic tools and self-assessment tests are available on e-Campus.
More suggested references:

  • Dony Christophe, 2019, Guide d'utilisation de Zotero: Fonctionnalités de base de l'outil de gestion bibliographique. Online. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/232436
  • Pochet Bernard, 2015. Comprendre et maitriser la littérature scientifique. Gembloux : Presses agronomiques de Gembloux. Online. Version du 2 août 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/186181
  • University of Liege. 2017. Plagiarism? Not for me! A short guide for University of Liege Students. https://www.enseignement.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2017-07/plagiarism_-_not_for_me.pdf

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is presented in the B7a computer room ( https://www.campus.uliege.be/cms/c_1804841/en/b7a-grands-amphitheatres ).
Students' username and password are required to acceed the set of electronic tools.

Contacts

  • GRECO Ninfa
  • 04/366 50 41
  • n.greco@uliege.be