webinar on 'Scientific Writing'

 A webinar on 'Scientific Writing' has been organised by the ACS Publications on 30th December 2022 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

This virtual workshop aims to help early-career researchers successfully get their research published and advance in their careers.

The session will cover the following topics:

• Attributes of a High-Quality Research Paper
• Anatomy of a Manuscript
• Use of Graphics and figures
• A well-written Cover Letter
• Ethics & Plagiarism

Date: 30th December 2022, Friday
Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm IST

To register, click here.

All are requested to kindly register and attend the webinar.

Training on 'How to use e-books?'

 Training on 'How to use e-books?' was held at IISER TVM Central Library on 6th December 2022. Dr. Sainul Abideen P, Assistant Librarian was the instructor for the hands-on training session attended by the student community. Students were demonstrated with advanced features of e-book databases such as Springer Link, CUP and McGraw-Hill e-book library etc.

Training in progress

 

Training on 'How to use e-Books?'

 

Training Programme on Web of Science

Training Programme on Web of Science, organized by the Central Library was held on 6th December 2022. The training was handled by Dr. Sainul Abideen, Asst. Librarian, IISER Thiruvananthapuram. The hands-on training was attended by the PhD and IPhD students, winter school students and staff members.

Free-Trial Access to QuillBot Premium Academic Writing Platform

Free trial access to QuillBot Premium Academic Writing Platform has been activated to IISER Thiruvananthapuram till May 2023.

QuillBot is an online academic writing platform with features like Paraphraser, Grammar Checker, Summarizer, Citation Generator, Plagiarism Checker and many more productivity-enhancing tools.

Paraphraser: Helps rewrite and enhance any sentence, paragraph or article for fluency.

Grammar Checker: Corrects grammar, checks spelling and punctuation.

Summarizer: Instantly condense articles, papers or documents down to the key points.

Citation Generator: Easily create in-text citations in various formats.

How to access QuillBot?

• Visit QuillBot webpage and sign up using your IISER TVM email ID, and set a password.
  
• Click on the verification email you received to activate QuillBot Premium.

Library Orientation Program for the BSMS (Batch 22) Students

The library orientation program for the BSMS (Batch 22) students was conducted on 19-20 November 2022 in the Central Library. The students were divided into different groups, and they were given detailed orientation on how to use the print and online resources of the Library. Each session lasted over 2 hrs. Students were also taken a tour of the library and illustrated its functioning. Demonstration of the RF-ID self-check-in check-out kiosk facility, use of library OPAC, book reservation facility, etc. also conducted. Online Library Services, Online journals, archival volumes, video resources, bibliographic and full-text resources, etc. were also demonstrated to the users, during the training program coordinated by Dr. Sainul Abideen officer-in-charge (Library).

Dr. Sainul Abideen addressing the students

Glimpses from the Library Orientation

Free trial access to the Cambridge University Press e-Textbooks

 Free trial access to the Cambridge University Press e-Textbooks is made available  till 31st Dec 2022. Click here to access the e-Textbooks