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Follow this link to access online encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference tools. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives This is a regular ZU online journal worth reviewing for recent publications relevant to our teaching and learning, with topics including collaborative student projects, faculty conceptions of teaching, overcoming language barriers, online teaching and the student perspective. Books and resources on research topics: Your library has a great variety of books and articles on the topic of "how to research". Check the library catalog for search terms such as research methods, qualitative research, quantitative research, literature review, writing dissertations, writing theses, writing research, grant proposals, statistical analysis, data analysis, statistical methods, SPSS etc. To browse the shelves, start by looking at the call numbers H61-H62 (social sciences research), LB1028 (education research), LB2369 (writing your theses or dissertation), or HA29-HA30 (statistical methods). Databases relevant to faculty and staff: Many ZU databases have full-text options for retrieving journal articles. For a full listing of databases most relevant to faculty and staff, see the following database page. Ask any librarians for assistance in retrieving effectively from databases.
The most comprehensive source of research funding information available on the Web.Identify funding information as it relates to research, collaborative activities, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, post-doctoral positions, and more. PapersINVITED assists researchers and students who are seeking publishing opportunities for their research papers. PapersINVITED presents a list of Calls for Papers issued by professional bodies, journal editors and other conference organizers in all disciplines. Zayed University RESEARCH INCENTIVE FUND Each year grants to enable faculty to undertake research are distributed. Check the above ZU web site for application criteria. Cabell has published a series of multi-volume books which can assist researchers to target journals more likely to be interested in publishing in their subject area, together with style, editing and submission details. Information about how the directories help you to publish can be found at this web link.
The Journal Quality List, 2006, is compiled and edited by Dr. Anne-Wil Harzing The Journal Quality List is a collation of journal rankings from a variety of sources, and is available in PDF format by journal title, by subject area, and by ISSN. JQL comprises academic journals in the following broad areas: Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, and Marketing. It is published primarily to assist academics to target papers at journals of an appropriate standard. We would be concerned if the list were used for staff evaluation purposes in a mechanistic way. The list was originally collated while the editor was associated with the Bradford University School of Management (1997-2001). Since then, the list has been updated and extended periodically to keep it current.
For information about various citation styles, sample style sheets (such as MLA or APA), online tutorials and information about when and how to use citations correctly, refer to the 'Citing your sources' page of the library web site. REFWORKS RefWorks - a web-based research management, writing and collaboration tool - is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. Refworks is one of the subscriptions available through the library. The link is on the following page, and it is a full ZU site licence available to all students and faculty: http://www.zu.ac.ae/library/html/coll/DatabasesByTitle.htm Introductory training resources include: ENDNOTE X1 For detailed information and training resources, consult this separate page: http://www.zu.ac.ae/library/html/ref/FacultyResourcesEndNote.htm WORD 2007 MS Word 2007 has a very easy-to-use 'References' section which can be used to create your bibliography for a short paper or assignment. The following is a simple instruction sheet to get you started:
Every semester the library offers a series of research workshops to all faculty and staff, in association with the Office of Research. The workshops will include EndNote for Beginners, EndNote Advanced Class, searching databases and the internet effectively, introduction to subject specific resources, and using our research resources effectively (including the ability to set up alerts for yourself from many of our online resources). A new program is available every semester.
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