For Academics

IT and Library support for academic staff

Learn online: online interactive tutorials, helpsheets and guides for the most commonly used applications.
Travelling Trainer: comes to your office to work with you one-to-one. Most of these appointments are free for academic staff.
Short courses and day-long training sessions: Both IT and information searching.

PhD Induction Programs

Research School of Social Science PhD Induction Program
Research School of Asia and Pacific Studies Focussed Training
These programs were developed to meet the specific needs of new RSSS and RSPAS PhD students. The sessions undertaken in these programs almost complete the Graduate Course Award in Research Information Literacy. Sessions are conducted at the location closest to the students study area.
RSPAS, Dept. of Anthropology: PhD Induction Program April/May 2006 timetable
RSSS, PhD Induction Program May/June 2006 timetable
RSSS April 2004 timetable
RSPAS/RSSS combined program Sept 2004 timetable
To see how these sessions combine to form the Course Award Click here

Faculty based training

FIRST YEAR SUPPORT

Knowing what is available to help with assignments is a major battle for most new students. Getting IT and/or information skills support for your first year students can be either face-to-face or online.

Building Information literacy skills -- Online
InfoStart is an online tutorial aimed at building a good understanding of the riches available to students at ANU through the information infrastructure (Information commons computer network and Library)

The First Year Arts Face-to-face Project
The aim of this project is to create an integrated and co-ordinated Information Literacy learning experience for all first year Arts students. Each student takes part in a training and support package directly linked to the context of their Arts degree, and at the level approriate to their individual needs.

This Information Literacy Program (ILP) project concentrates on:

appropriate IT skills
topic analysis and search strategies
understanding information resources - when to look for a book in the Library and when to reach for a bibliographic database
evaluating web sites
correct forms of citing (and other anti-plagiarism issues)

Information Literacy in Science
The Science Precinct of the ANU Library responds to request from lecturers for sessions tailored to the needs of a specific subject or unit. Contact Library.Science@anu.edu.au or phone (6125 3388) to schedule a session. Examples of presentations given in 2002-2004 are below:

Physical Sciences
COMP1200 Perspectives on Computing
COMP3420: Database Systems
ENGN4511: Composite Materials
PHYS1007: The BIG Questions
SRES3004: Env. Geo., Land & Catchment

Multidisciplinary
GEOG3028: Environmental Policy and Planning
SRES1001: Resources, Environment and Society

Other ANU sites of interest to Academic Staff

• Center for Educational Development and Academic Methods (CEDAM)
• ILearning
• Copyright
• WebCT