1. Libraries, Information and Research Jane Falconer Information Services Librarian www.lshtm.ac.uk/library Library & Archives Service

2. Researcher Development Framework http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/428241/ Researcher-Development-Framework.html A1 - Information seeking Information literacy and management C1 - Legal requirements IPR and copyright C2 - Research strategy Project planning & delivery D2 - Publication

3. Which information skills do you already have? Do you know how to stay up to date with the latest literature on your topic? Are you confident you’ve found the best quality information when you’ve done a search? Do you know how to maximise the impact of your research? Do you know how to comply with your funder’s research data management requirements? Can you comply with data protection, copyright and freedom of information legislation? Do you know how to comply with your funder’s open access publication requirements?

4. Your literature review: what is its purpose? By verbeeldingskr8 http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128/ Reproduced via a creative commons licence

5. Example systematic search strategy - adolescents 1.exp Adolesecent/ 2.exp Adolescent health services/ 3.exp Adolescent hospitalized/ 4.exp Adolescent insitutionalized/ 5.exp homeless youth/ 6.pubescen* or adolescen* or juvenil* or underage* or teen or teens or teenage* or youth or youths or highschool* or (high adj1 school*) or young adult* 7.(adolescent* or youth* or school*).jw. 8.or/1-7 By verbeeldingskr8 http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128/ Reproduced via a creative commons licence

6. Example systematic search strategy – HIV/AIDS 1.exp HIV Infections/ 2.exp HIV/ 3.hiv.ti,ab. 4."hiv-1*".ti,ab. 5."hiv-2*".ti,ab. 6."hiv1".ti,ab. 7."hiv2".ti,ab. 8."hiv type 1".ti,ab. 9."hiv type 2".ti,ab. 10.human immunodeficiency virus.ti,ab. 11.human immunedeficiency virus.ti,ab. 12.human immuno-deficiency virus.ti,ab. By verbeeldingskr8 http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128/ Reproduced via a creative commons licence 13.human immune-deficiency virus.ti,ab. 14.(human immun* adj3 deficiency virus).ti,ab. 15.acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.ti,ab. 16.acquired immunedeficiency syndrome.ti,ab. 17.acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome.ti,ab. 18.acquired immune-deficiency syndrome.ti,ab. 19.(acquired immun* adj3 deficiency syndrome).ti,ab. 20.Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral/ 21.or/1-20

7. Literature searching training 01 October: Finding items in the Library 14 & 21 October: Information skills for researchers (PhD students) Individual tuition at a time to suit you 27 October & 3 November: Information skills for researchers (DrPH students)

8. Research Data Data is produced using many methods: Observation: Watch & record variables of interest Experiment: Apply treatment or control condition & record variables of interest Simulation: Produce model that imitates a real-world process or system Derivation: Secondary data processed to produce new research results. Digital or physical material that is collected, observed, or created for the purposes of performing original research http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data-management/what.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/flow14/3714092493/

9. Data Management By taking steps to manage your data, you can: Ensure your data will be suitable for analysis Anticipate problems and reduce likelihood they will occur Save time and effort Communicate objectives to your supervisor Recognise support needs Address research obligations & requirements Identify research topic & funding Perform literature review Develop research plan Upgrading seminar Perform research Write-up results Produce several drafts Finalise & submit “Data produced during the research activity should be managed appropriately, ensuring that it is stored, organised and documented in a manner that allows it to be understood and used for the intended purpose.” LSHTM Research Degrees Handbook

10. Data Management Goals Data management can help you to achieve your research goals I wish to: find data quicklylabelling & organising my files avoid giving out personal information by keeping it in a secure area that only I can access by avoid data loss creating backups at regular intervals by Ensure my data can be understood by colleagues documenting the context in which it was created and the meaning of each variable by I wish to:

11. Further Information Guidance & tutorials on: Data Management Plans File formats and software Data storage & security Data labelling and organisation Documentation & metadata Data sharing & citation Can be found at: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/researchdataman/ ResearchDataManagement@lshtm.ac.uk

12. RDM training 04 December: Introduction to data management 09 December: Preparing a data management plan for your research degree project Individual tuition at a time to suit you

13. Information, ethics and the law By Gaelex www.flickr.com/photos/gaelx/6915188757 Reproduced under a creative commons licence Copyright Records management Plagiarism Data protection Freedom of Information

14. Copyright

15. Open access publishing

16. Research impact Impact by chief78 http://flic.kr/p/PosKp Reproduced under a creative commons licencehttp://flic.kr/p/PosKp Advice on finding and using bibliometrics Advice on open access publishing

17. Contact the Library & Archives  library@lshtm.ac.uk @LSHTMlibrary @LSHTMarchives http://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/  020 7927 2276 Or come up to Keppel St and talk to us www.lshtm.ac.uk/library/

18. Finding items in the Library and citing them in your work 01 October, in the Library reading room

19. Jane Falconer Information Services Librarian Jane.Falconer@lshtm.ac.uk Ext. 2414 To book a one-to-one session infoskills@lshtm.ac.uk