Happy Easter plus a reminder of opening hours

Happy Easter! We hope you enjoy the vacation.  A reminder that the Westminster Uni libraries will be closed over the four day Easter weekend (Friday-Monday).  Throughout the rest of the vacation Harrow LRC and Marylebone library will be open 24/7 including 29 April and 2 May.  For details of opening hours of all Westminster libraries and staffed hours please see here.

Share library top tips

We are looking for student volunteers to appear in some multimedia clips that we are preparing for library orientation. If you would be interested in participating by telling us some of your top tips for using the library, resources that you found useful, or what elements of the service has helped with your studies - then please email Emma Mires at mirese@wmin.ac.uk to find out how you can get involved.

Resource in focus: Business Source Complete: how to export to RefWorks/EndNote

If you use a RefWorks or EndNote account to store your references, exporting them from Business Source Complete is very easy as you can directly export from this e-resource:

1.    Go to http://www.westminster.ac.uk/librarysearch
2.    In “books, journals and more” search for Business Source Complete and click online access to open it

3.    Search on your topic

4.    Click on the Add folder icon of any results you want to save.

5. When you have finished adding results click on the folder view (top right hand corner)

6.  In folder view select the items you want to save in your RefWorks/EndNote account by ticking the box next to each one

7. Now click the Export button

8. Choose direct export to RefWorks or EndNote and save

Don't forget to export them regularly if you are using a temporary folder in BSC to avoid losing any references, alternatively see our previous post on creating an account with BSC to save your results to a personalized account.

Resource in focus: Business Source Complete- how to save results

Accessing Business Source Complete via Library Search allows you to access articles from over 10,000 full text journals.  Once you have accessed Business Source Complete you can also register for a personal account which allows you to: save preferences, save your results and organize your research into folders, save and retrieve your search history and create email alerts/RSS feeds.

1. Access Business Source Complete via Library Search (search for it in the books, journals and more tab)
2. If off campus you will need to "sign in via your institution" by choosing Uni of Westminster from a drop-down menu
3.  Once you are in you can click the sign in button in the top right hand corner 
4.  Click Create a new account and fill in the necessary details, you will then be sign in to your personalized account

 

Now when you search and click the "add to folder" button next to your results, they will be saved in your personalized folder (make sure you are logged in).  You can then view and organize your saved results by clicking the folder button next to the sign in button.

Alternatively....

You don't have to create a personalized account. If you prefer to save your references to a Refworks or Endnote account, you can use the "add to folder" button for temporary storage and then export to RefWorks/EndNote from that temporary folder.  But remember this is only a temporary folder so your results may be lost if you close down or the system crashes, so remember to export frequently to your RefWorks/EndNote account.  We will be posting instructions for that soon- keep an eye on the blog!

You can also search for articles using "articles and more" on Library Search.  Click the little star next to any results to save them to your e-shelf.  Click on the e-shelf button (top right hand corner) to view your saved results, organize them into folders and export to RefWorks.

FAQ: can I get help with things like SPSS and Excel?

 Yes!  The IT training team run drop-in sessions such as "introduction to SPSS", more information and the schedule of upcoming training can be found here: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-18930

If you still can't find what you need you can contact the IT training specialists who offer help and one-to-one training in any University desktop application.  Get updates about forthcoming sessions from the training team on Twitter (@itrainingteam).

You can also look on Library Search for manuals on using software such as SPSS, many of these will be available as e-books.  

Fully enroled students and members of staff are licensed to use a copy of SPSS for personal use on their home computer. Students are able to loan a copy of the SPSS disc from the campus libraries. Please ask at the library counters for further information.  See information on this here.

RefWorks surgery

Would you like help managing your references?

RefWorks is an online bibliographic management program – in other words it helps you gather, store and manage your references. You can also create bibliographies for assignments.

Come along to one of our RefWorks surgeries to find out more.

The surgeries will run daily from 1-2pm all next week - simply turn up at the training room in Marylebone library.

For the full Library & IT training schedule, click here.

Free event on branding at City Business Library

Branding: all change is the name of the free event taking place at City Business Library (EC2V 7HH) on 17th March (2.30-4.30).  Here is the blurb from the CBL website.  

"Since the economic crash, customers have changed. And so brands have changed to keep up. Or was it the brands that changed and customers that reacted? Very often it's hard to tell these days. The big megabrands of tomorrow are starting small today in India, China, Brazil and Turkey. They come from different places, speak different languages and behave in new ways than the BP's, McDonalds and BMWs we've been so used to. It's a time of 'all change' in the world of branding. Joanna Eatwell would like have a dialogue with you, inspired by examples that she will provide. This is an interactive session in which you will discuss the factors that affect successful brands today, where they come from and how you can create one."

The event is free but you must book beforehand: 020 7332 1812; cbl@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Thursday 17 March 2.00 - 4.30pm

City Business Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH