Wednesday 14 November 2018

Cite Them Right Referencing Tutorial

Cite Them Right has produced a new referencing tutorial - a comprehensive set of interactive lessons to teach you the essentials of referencing and avoiding plagiarism. Explore it today.



You can now access it via the blue 'Tutorial' button, as part of the menu on the Cite Them Right homepage. (We recommend that you clear your browser's cache before attempting to access the tutorial.) 

To access the resource log in to the university portal, select the My Learning page and then the Online databases and academic journals link in the Search the Library portlet. On the next screen, scroll down the alphabetical list and select Cite Them Right Online.

Tuesday 13 November 2018

Armistice Centenary Commemoration 2018


Using the  poster produced by the National Archives we have commemorated the centenary of the Armistice with a collection of images and text from records in the University Archive relating to the First World War. The posters are on display in the Mansion Library at Avery Hill.

Woolwich Polytechnic MagazineChristmas in the trenches 1915





Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine – The Sturton brothers 


Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine – Arthur Illtyd Wates Horlock


Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine – ‘To Absent Ones’ Christmas Card


Avery Hill – Groundsmen and Gardeners enlisted


Avery Hill – Southwood Hospital



Avery Hill – Captain Arthur North


Thursday 25 October 2018

Thesis Thursday Open Access Week

It's #ThesisThursday #OAWeek2018, #OAWeek #OpenAccessWeek2018 - find out more about our theses in GALA. Stuart a member of our library team's thesis on surrealism was the 5th most downloaded in 2014. Search or browse GALA anywhere, anytime: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/


Wednesday 24 October 2018

Business & Management Collection recent videos

Recent releases for the Business & Management Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Business & Management Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.


Latest releases:

How to be a successful entrepreneurHow to be a successful entrepreneur
Mr. Anthony Scaramucci – SkyBridge Capital, USA
methodology in Carlsberg
Ms. Vibeke P. Aggerholm – VP Group Internal Audit, 
Carlsberg Group, Denmark
sustainability accounting
Prof. Jeffrey Unerman – University of London, UK
Positive organizational behaviorPositive organizational behavior
Dr. Suzanne J. Peterson – Arizona State University, USA
nice and kind
Mr. Drew Neisser – CEO and Founder, Renegade, USA
FinTech: enhancers and replacersFinTech: enhancers and replacers
Dr. Bjorn Cumps – Vlerick Business School, Belgium
opinion leadership
Prof. Allan J. Kimmel – ESCP Europe, France
case of Northern Rock
Dr. Patrick McConnell – Macquarie University, Australia

Additional New talks added in Management Accounting Series include:

planning
Prof. Alexander Himme – Kühne Logistics 
University, Germany
Make or buy and product elimination decisionsMake or buy and product elimination decisions
Prof. Alexander Himme – Kühne Logistics University, Germany

In case you missed last month's release:

making
Prof. Julian Birkinshaw – London Business School, UK
should their decisions be made?
Prof. Oliver Hart – Harvard University, USA
Toyota's supplier association: a case studyToyota's supplier association: a case study
Prof. Peter Hines – Founder, S A Partners, and Waterford 
Insitute of Technology, Ireland
Innovation: the paradox of back to the futureInnovation: the paradox of back to the future
Dr. Johannes Pennings – Wharton Business School, USA
competitive advantage
Mr. Mike Bernon – Cranfield School of Management, UK
Vocational skills training: the ICZ wayVocational skills training: the ICZ way
Mr. Simon McLean – University of Salford, UK
Introduction to practical cybersecurityIntroduction to practical cybersecurity
Mr. Claudiu Popa – Informatica Corporation, Canada
Residual risk: cybersecurity's silent passengerResidual risk: cybersecurity's silent passenger
Mr. Donald B. Johnston – Aird and Berlis LLP, Canada
Cyber threat preventionCyber threat prevention
Mr. Stephen Thurlbeck – Paralucent Inc., Canada

Sunday 21 October 2018

Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection recent videos

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.


Latest releases:


In Gene-drives and Active Genetics:


populations
Dr. Omar Akbari – University of California, San Diego, USA

In Cancer Therapy:

Surrogate endpoints of efficacySurrogate endpoints of efficacy
Prof. Maurie Markman – Cancer Treatment Centers of America, USA

In Mitochondrial Biogenesis:

mitochondria and embryo 2
Dr. Pascale May Panloup – University Hospital of Angers, France

In Mitochondria in Health and Disease:

machinery
Prof. Roland Lill – Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany

In Free Radicals and the Oxygen Paradox:

nitration reactions
Prof. Rafael Radi – Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay

In Viruses and Viral Diseases:

and other HPV-associated diseases
Dr. John Schiller – National Cancer Institute, USA

In Periodic Reports: Advances in Clinical Interventions and 

Research Platforms:

antibody-drug conjugates
Prof. L. Nathan Tumey – Binghamton University, USA

In Topical Talks:

Systemic sclerosis: an updateSystemic sclerosis: an update
Prof. Chris Derk – University of Pennsylvania, USA

In The Kidney in Health and Disease:

Kidney disease and pregnancy: a new era?Kidney disease and pregnancy: a new era?
Dr. Kate Bramham – King's College London, UK

Featured talks from previous releases:

Gene silencing in budding yeastGene silencing in budding yeast
Prof. Susan Gasser – Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical 
Research, Switzerland
phase response 1
Prof. Alberto Mantovani – Istituto Clinico Humanitas and 
Humanitas University, Italy
Statistical genetics in forensic scienceStatistical genetics in forensic science
Prof. James M. Curran – University of Auckland, New Zealand