Dissertation Festival - Recording & Resources

• Annotated bibliographies, literature reviews and the Library 
• Building complex searches for systematic reviews This session introduces techniques to develop new searches by building on prior reviews, working with known relevant publications, testing for recall, and adapting searches between databases.
• Engineering Village - Search worldwide engineering and physics literature
• Finding historical documents online - A look at the vast range of digital primary source databases available to you at the University Library which cover over 800 years of world history.
• How to use the Library for your dissertation - Discover the digital resources available via the Library, get your hands on the reading you need and know how to locate sources for your research.
• IEEE Xplore: Engineering and technology research for your dissertation or project
• Improve your research skills with SAGE Research Methods
• Online library resources for religion and theology -  Locate and use the key discovery tools for online library resources for religion and theology
• Study Resources for Literature Reviews - Learn effective approaches to literature review searching, including reference management tips.
• Ten Top Tips for finding academic literature
• Using the National Library of Scotland
• Using the National Records of Scotland 

We invite you to explore our virtual conference bag. It contains the festival programme and information we hope you will find interesting and useful. Dissertation Festival Bag 

Recordings from previous Dissertation Festivals are available for you to explore -  previous recordings 

Some highlights:

• Finding Digitised Special Collections - This video will help you locate digitised versions of rare books, archives and manuscripts online so that you can still make use of these vibrant collections in your research.
• Using the Library for creative dissertations: digital resources in art, music and drama