Researcher Training
Develop your library research skills and digital capabilities as a researcher – from database searching, managing references to publishing strategically.
Event Calendar
You can register to attend Research training events delivered by the library by clicking the event in the calendar below. Please note we add new events regularly.
Registration notice: If you are experiencing issues with registering, please ensure that your zoom account has been authenticated. To do so log into zoom on your device using your UoM username. For example: if your username is jdoe. You need to use jdoe@unimelb.edu.au for it to work, not your full email which is jane.doe@unimelb.edu.au.
Session Details and Resources
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This session is for graduate research students and academic staff who are new to the university. Delivered by Liaison librarians, the webinar covers topics that are essential to advanced research at the University of Melbourne.
Including the top research support starting points available to all researchers:
- An overview of library services, spaces and collections
- The benefits of Library Guides
- Search tools and apps to save time
- Managing references and your bibliography
- Accessing specialist advice throughout your research career
Visit the recording page to access to view a full screen version and download the slides and transcript.
Recommended resource:
New Researchers' Library Guide: highlights Library resources and services for research staff and graduate research students who are new to the University of Melbourne.
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This session will introduce you to the data environment that supports best practice data management. It is designed to help you plan, store, and publish your research data and digital assets.
Delivered by the Digital Stewardship team, topics covered include:
- Research project planning
- Data organisation and storage
- Data publication and retention
- Working with sensitive research data
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available:
Recommended resource:
Managing Data @Melbourne online training on the basics of research data management.
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Delivered by archivists from the University of Melbourne Archives (UMA), this webinar is open to all staff and students at the University of Melbourne.
The webinar will introduce archives as an essential source of primary resources, and discuss the collections held by UMA.
In this webinar, we will explore:
- The institutional context of UMA
- Collecting areas and collections held by UMA
- How to search our archival holdings effectively
- How to access archives in person through the reading room, or via digital channels
- How to cite archival documents in your research
- Other archival institutions and how to find them
The presentation will end with time for discussion and questions, so please bring any questions you may have about archives, or using them in your research.
This is a new session for 2025. More Information: um-archives@unimelb.edu.au
Recommended Resource:
A key resource that will be introduced during the webinar is the Using Archives Library Guide.
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Presented by the Scholarly Communications team and the Copyright Office, this session is designed for Graduate Researchers and provides an overview of open access and copyright considerations for your thesis.
We cover open access deposit in the University's institutional repository (Minerva Access), embargo and restricted access options, considerations for theses with publications and publishing thesis material after submission, and third-party copyright and permissions.
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available here.
Recommended resource:
You can find out more on the My Thesis in the Library and Open Scholarship website.
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This webinar is intended for graduate researchers and early career researchers who want to publish their research findings. Delivered by Liaison Librarians, the session covers:
- Step by step: how to narrow down a list of potential journals
- How to avoid unethical publishers
- How to evaluate your options
- Open Access publishing options
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available here.
Recommended Resource:
A key resource that will be introduced during the webinar is the Scholarly Publishing library guide.
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In this webinar, the Scholarly Communications and Liaison Librarian teams explore the open access pathways available for scholarly publications such as journal articles, conference papers, and books and book chapters.
We cover a range of publisher pathways to open access, including through the University's open access publishing agreements, as well as repository pathways, including through Minerva Access, the University's institutional repository.
Recommended resource:
The Open Scholarship website.
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This webinar is intended for anyone undertaking scanning of documents, photographs, maps etc. anywhere from your office, on location, or at the University Digitisation Centre. Delivered by the University Digitisation Centre (UDC) team the session covers:
- Options and recommendations for digitsation out of office
- Processing and workflow recommendations
- Overview of self service scanning facilities at the UDC
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available here.
Recommended Resource:
The University Digitisation Centre website.
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This webinar is for researchers wanting to automate repetitive image processing tasks, including creating images suitable for websites or social media, to processing 1000s of images of research data.
Delivered by the University Digitisation Centre (UDC) the session covers:
- Pros, cons and limitations
- Image processing “apps”
- Basic language concepts
- Different ways to send commands
- Planning your workflow
- Methods for generating scripts
- Increasing speed with parallel processing
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available here.
Recommended Resource:
The University Digitisation Centre website.
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What if your research could reach wider audiences, create greater impact, and help to solve problems beyond your discipline?
In this session, presenters from Digital Stewardship (Research) and Scholarly Communications will provide an overview of open research principles and benefits, exploring how open practices can be applied throughout the research lifecycle.
Attendees will be invited to vote on aspects of open research to explore in more depth. Topics include preregistrations, open notebooks, open-source software and code, open data, preprints, and open peer review. (Note that open access publications are explored in the later webinar, Open Access in 2025.)
This Researcher@Library session is open to all staff and students but will be most beneficial for Early Career and Graduate Researchers. The webinar presented by Sally Tape (Open Research Support Specialist) and Dr Zachary Kendal (Scholarly Communications Specialist).
Following the session a recording will be made available here.
Recommended resource:
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This webinar provides an overview of research metrics for graduate researchers, academic staff, and professional staff working in research. Research metrics are used to quantify engagement with research outputs, and range from traditional metrics like journal impact to non-traditional or "altmetrics," like shares on social media. This session covers:
- The University of Melbourne's position on appropriate use of research metrics
- Requirements of major funding bodies
- An overview of prominent tools
Visit the recording page to access to view a full screen version and download the slides and transcript.
Recommended resource:
A key resource that will be introduced during the webinar is the Altmetrics Library Guide.
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This webinar, is intended for researchers seeking alternative metrics for traditional research outputs (e.g. journal articles) and metrics to demonstrate the impact of non-traditional research outputs (e.g. datasets, software, performance, exhibitions).
Delivered by specialist liaison librarians the session covers:
- Why it is necessary to provide evidence
- Alternative metrics for traditional research outputs
- Other measures or indicators
- Metrics for non-traditional research outputs
- Next steps
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available here.
Recommended Resource:
A key resource that will be introduced during the webinar is the Altmetrics Library Guide.
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This webinar is for graduate researchers, academic staff, and professional staff working in research.
The session explores different forms of evidence used to demonstrate research impact. Including citation performance of research outputs, media and social media interest, commercial potential and sharing of outputs and data.
Topics covered include:
- An overview of academic case studies
- University of Melbourne Pathways
- An overview of the suite of Impact Measurement Products available to researchers
- How to get assistance
If you missed the most recent session the recording is available here.
Recommended Resource:
A key resource that will be introduced during the webinar is the Research Impact Library Guide.
Reference Management Software Resources
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Contact
Scholarly Development Research Team