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InfoSkills (Information and Research Skills)

The Academy Library offers an extensive InfoSkills Program to staff and students based on the UNSW@ADFA Teaching and Learning guidelines. The program offers a wide range of tools and options to assist users of all levels to develop their Information Literacy skills and compentencies to enhance professional and personal learning capabilities. In addition to improving skills in finding, evaluating and using information, the program also aims to help you make effective use of the Library's services and resources.

What skills does the InfoSkills Program develop?
  • information retrieval techniques (catalogue, databases, web searching) in specific subject areas
  • how to keep up to date with relevant information
  • how to select and evaluate information and its sources
  • how to manage information (citation styles, RefWorks, EndNote)
The Program encompasses the following:
  • Orientation Tours - Tours of the Library and overviews of the Library's services and collections;
  • Generic sessions - 'How to' information classes on a range of topics applicable across disciplines, eg. How to develop search strategies, Using Sirius, etc;

InfoSkills Sessions 2010 - Timetable of scheduled information sessions

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
When Time Course Who for Place/No.s
Thursday 21 January 1510-1700 Network Centric Warfare ATSOC students Library Seminar Room/33
Friday 29 January 1140-1220 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 7) LT10/45
Friday 29 January 1230-1310 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 5) LT10/45
When Time Course Who for Place/No.s

Monday 01 February

1500-1540 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 6) LT10/45
Tuesday 02 February 1000-1040 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 8) LT10/45
Tuesday 02 February 1230-1310 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div1) LT10/45
Tuesday 02 February 1320-1400 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 4) LT10/45
Friday 05 February 0910-0950 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs NOYO's LT10/45
Friday 05 February 1000-1040 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 2) LT10/45
Friday 05 February 1050-1130 Library orientation YOFT 1st yrs (Div 3) LT10/45
Monday 08 February 1400-1700 Inter-university workshop ADFA,ANU,ACU,UC students Library Seminar Room/17
Thursday 18 February 1330-1500 International Students Session 2 International Students Library Seminar Room

Monday 22 February

1130-1300 EndNote demonstration PEMS (Geography) academics Learning Hub/7
Monday 22 February 1330-1500 International Students Session 3 International Students Library Seminar Room

Monday 22 February

1300 - 1400 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 9) Learning Hub/45
Monday 22 February 1400 - 1500 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 10) Learning Hub/45
Tuesday 23 February 13.50-15.00 Library orientation New Advanced Students Learning Hub/45
Tuesday 23 February 1500 - 1600 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 11) Learning Hub/45
Wednesday 24 February 1300 - 1400 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 12) Learning Hub/45
Wednesday 24 February 1400 - 1500 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 13) Learning Hub/45
Thursday 25 February 1300 - 1400 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 14) Learning Hub/45
Thursday 25 February 1400 - 1500 Library orientation AMET 2nd yrs (Div 15) Learning Hub/45
Friday 26 February 1000-1200 International Students Session 4 International Students Learning Hub/17
When Time Course Who for Place/No.s
Wednesday 03 March 0900-0950 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 5) Learning Hub/45
Wednesday 03 March 1010-1100 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 7) Learning Hub/45
Friday 05 March 1540-1630 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 1) Learning Hub/45
Friday 05 March 1640-1730 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 3) Learning Hub/45
Wednesday 10 March 0900-0950 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 8) Learning Hub/45
Friday 12 March 1010-1030 Research skills ZEIT1301 LT12
Friday 12 March 1340-1430 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 6) Learning Hub/45
Friday 12 March 1540-1630 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 4) Learning Hub/45
Monday 15 March 1100-1200 Research skills CDF students SEIT Learning Hub/8
Monday 15 March 1200-1240 TVNews School of HASS HASS Room 108
Wednesday 17 March 0800-0850 Library orientation AMET 1st yrs ( Div 2) Learning Hub/45
Monday 23rd March 1330-1500 Research skills ZEIT2800 Intro. to Aviation Learning Hub/19
There are currently no sessions scheduled
There are currently no sessions scheduled
There are currently no sessions scheduled

 

 

19 March, 2010