{"id":300,"date":"2020-03-26T06:23:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/?p=300"},"modified":"2020-03-26T06:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:25:07","slug":"research-support-services-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/2020\/03\/26\/research-support-services-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Support services during the COVID-19 lockdown period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following arrangements are in place for all <strong>research support services<\/strong> during the lockdown (27 March- 16 April):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online assistance by Faculty Librarians<br \/>\n<\/strong>Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/library.sun.ac.za\/en-za\/AboutUs\/ContactUs\/Pages\/fbs.aspx\">Faculty Librarians<\/a>\u00a0by e-mail for reference service or any other assistance. They will also be able to have one-on-one meetings with clients by means of Skype or Microsoft Teams should more in-depth assistance be needed.<\/li>\n<li>For any <strong>Research Data Management<\/strong> queries, information on data management plans or uploading of data to SUNScholarData, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.sun.ac.za%2Fen-za%2FResearch%2Frdm%2FPages%2Fdefault.aspx&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C98b02e9e3011468d0e7a08d7d0a5bf01%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637207282606979178&amp;sdata=p0WJ%2F3Pogy%2BoC59B36KZUHIhMNyZJbVPwAN5LOvp7Dg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">RDM webpage<\/a>, SUNScholarData <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibguides.sun.ac.za%2FSUNScholarData&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C98b02e9e3011468d0e7a08d7d0a5bf01%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637207282606989174&amp;sdata=Jp4VaLKZmN9GCQcg4tHxyalCEvwsZEcncYnM1ArxhRk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">LibGuide<\/a>, or contact the <a href=\"mailto:ssimango@sun.ac.za\">Manager: Research Data Services<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:rdm@sun.ac.za\">rdm@sun.ac.za<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For all research queries related to <strong>Special Collections<\/strong> (Africana, Rare Books and Manuscript Collections), please contact the <a href=\"mailto:hmbuys@sun.ac.za\">Head: Special Collections<\/a> or alternatively make use of our 24-hour online reference service, <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibanswers.sun.ac.za%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C98b02e9e3011468d0e7a08d7d0a5bf01%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637207282606989174&amp;sdata=3CaetaPRZvQMtJ%2B6nx2Z4oACVe10RH4ePZy7cWdWT5o%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Ask a Librarian<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For assistance in accessing items in <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C98b02e9e3011468d0e7a08d7d0a5bf01%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637207282606999174&amp;sdata=zB2ArJTYFS6Mzo8rkWUeHSRv3%2FaeqMOEy2BjWttmB64%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>SUNScholar<\/strong><\/a>, such as theses and dissertations or research articles, please contact <a href=\"mailto:scholar@sun.ac.za\">scholar@sun.ac.za<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For assistance in terms of <strong>self-archiving<\/strong> your research output in <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C98b02e9e3011468d0e7a08d7d0a5bf01%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637207282606999174&amp;sdata=zB2ArJTYFS6Mzo8rkWUeHSRv3%2FaeqMOEy2BjWttmB64%3D&amp;reserved=0\">SUNScholar<\/a>, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:aboyce@sun.ac.za\">Digital Scholarship Librarian<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For assistance with journal management on <strong>SUNJournals<\/strong>, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:plt@sun.ac.za\">Digital Scholarship Librarian<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"mailto:mr@sun.ac.za\">Manager: Research Impact Services<\/a> will be able to assist with generic research support such as advanced bibliometric services, unique author identification with ORCID, advice on publishing and how to increase your impact as a researcher.<\/li>\n<li>For assistance with <strong>general research support<\/strong>, such as referencing and reference managers, and the formatting of theses and dissertations, you can contact the <a href=\"mailto:kvd@sun.ac.za\">Head: Research Commons<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>#SmartResearcher Workshops<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/library.sun.ac.za\/en-za\/Research\/Pages\/training.aspx\">Scheduled Library workshops<\/a> are continuing in the form of online webinars (by means of Adobe Connect or Microsoft Teams) or recordings where a webinar is not possible. Clients may continue to <a href=\"http:\/\/sun.ac.za.libcal.com\/calendar\/stb\">register<\/a> for these workshops and relevant staff will distribute information on how to connect to the webinars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe and see you soon in the Library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following arrangements are in place for all research support services during the lockdown (27 March- 16 April): Online assistance by Faculty Librarians Contact Faculty Librarians\u00a0by e-mail for reference service or any other assistance. 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