The official launch of Library Research Week 2022 will be held on Monday, 16 May. It will consist of a panel discussion on “Research ethics: Friend or foe?” with panellists Dr Marilize Burger, Ms Katlego Mthelebofu and Mr Jerall Toi from Information Governance, whose role includes ensuring compliance with the POPI Act at the University. The discussion will be facilitated by Professor Ronelle Carolissen from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The rest of the week’s agenda will be based on the theme “Mapping your Research Journey” and each day will focus on a specific sub-theme. See more information below and a link to make your bookings.

Rigging the ropes: 

  • Search strategies with Google and Google Scholar, presented by Pepler Head
  • Do’s and don’ts of proposal writing, presented by Selene Delport
  • Literature reviews, presented by Elizabeth Moll-Willard

Navigating the new: 

  • Mixed-methods research, presented by Dr Ilse Eigelaar
  • Statistics in research, presented by Prof Martin Kidd
  • Sage Research Methods, presented by Claire Deakin
  • ATLAS.ti: Qualitative Data Analysis & Research Software, presented by Dr Bronwyne Coetzee

Traversing the tides: 

  • Research ethics and responsible research conduct within Social Sciences, presented by Clarissa Robertson
  • Introduction to Mendeley Ref​erence Manager and Mendeley Cite​, presented by Letlao Seloma
  • Checking your similarity index with Turnitin, presented by Samuel Morris
  • Copyright issues in research, presented by Carol Kat

Bridging uncharted waters:

  • Maximise your research impact, presented by Marié Roux
  • Management of sensitive research data, presented by Samuel Simango
  • Wiley Read and Publish Open Access agreement, presented by Janice Rimbault

Please visit this link to register for the different sessions:

Library Resesearch Week 2022: Programme and registration