Microbiology and Immunology: Postgrad Research
Library Services for Postgraduate Students
Check out our Postgraduate Introduction to Library Services and Resources guide for resources on writing your thesis, search strategies, research data management, researcher profiles, impact metrics, getting published, postgrad workshops, and more!
Library Postgraduate Sessions via Zoom - 2024, Semester 2
These Library Information Sessions are provided specifically for postgraduate students. All Semester 1 sessions will be held on a Tuesday at 10:30 via Zoom - check below for Semester 2 dates. For more information and to register book now via this link
| 13 August | 10:30 - 11:30 | Thesis Information | For new thesis students: covers preparation, copyright compliance, submitting, and depositing. |
| 20 August | 10:30 - 11:30 | Introduction to Effective Search Strategies |
Learn how to search recommended databases for relevant literature, and manage your results. |
| 27 August | 10:30 - 12 | Introduction to Research Data Management |
Make sense of the complexity around data storage, description, re-use and archiving. |
| 10 September | 10:30 - 12 | Introduction to Getting Published |
Practical tips for postgraduates. Learn how to develop a publishing strategy and identify the right journals for submission. |
| 24 September | 10:30 - 11:30 | Introduction to Researcher Profiles |
Building online profiles to promote your research, and yourself. |
| 1 October | 10:30 - 12 | Introduction to Research Impact & Metrics |
Understand tools that explain impact factors and ranking for what to read, and where to publish. |
Finding Kaupapa Māori research resources
- Finding Kaupapa Māori research resourcesHow to search for these resources, including recommended books.
New Otago publications - Microbiology & Immunology
ResBaz Aotearoa 2024
8-12 July 2024: Free online digital research skills workshops taught by researchers. Everything from managing research data to programming languages. All active researchers in Aotearoa research community are welcome!
Finding Theses & Dissertations
- OUR Archive - Microbiology & ImmunologyItems recently deposited in the Otago University Research (OUR) Archive from the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, including theses and dissertations.
- Library Search|KetuSearch for Otago theses and dissertations by using subject terms plus the words "thesis" and "Otago", e.g. hip abductor muscles and thesis and Otago. Or, try using the Advanced Search and combining your search terms with words like "thesis" or "dissertation". You also have the option to refine results by type, i.e. "theses".
- Te Puna (National Library of New Zealand)Search for theses in the collections of all New Zealand university libraries.
- NZResearchFind theses and other open-access research documents from NZ institutions; now hosted by DigitalNZ.
Keeping up to date with research
Search Alerts
Most research databases allow you to create alerts that will push information to you based on a search you've set up previously. This could be a search for relevant terms/keywords, an author name or a journal specialising in your research area.
RSS Feeds
An RSS feed reader (aka a news aggregator) is an automated way to keep up-to-date with new information posted online, including news sites, blogs, podcasts, and other media channels.
To use, sign-up to a feed reader (some popular ones are listed below), and then search for content within your reader to subscribe/add it to your feed. Alternatively, when you are on a website, look for the RSS icon to add the web address or link to your reader.
Finding Conference Papers
Conference papers are an excellent source of current research, best practices and new innovations in a research area. For a start, search the Web using the name of the conference, meeting or symposium.
Full-text conference papers may be hard to obtain; sometimes abstracts are the only items available online. If a full paper is not available online, you could contact the author and request a copy. Also, the Library may be able to borrow or purchase published proceedings -- talk to your Subject Librarian.