Dear library users!

EBSCO company invites you to the next series of webinars, which will be held in May. Each one lasts about 1 hour. Select the event that interests you and follow the link to register. After this, you will receive an invitation letter with a link to the webinar by email.

All registered participants will receive certificates.

Webinars are conducted by Serzhan Irina, customer training specialist Moldova, Central Asia, Caucasus region: iserzhan@ebsco.com

May 6 at 10.00am Moscow time

Link for registration:

During this hands-on session will be covered description of the brand new user interface of the EBSCOhost platform. You will learn about new features and tools, how to access the EBSCO resources available at our university, how to conduct basic and advanced searches, what limiters and extenders you can use when working with search results, as well as why to use subject headings, how to check the availability of a magazine on the platform and set up notifications about new issues of magazines

Additional sessions:

May 23, 2024 at 1.00pm

May 28 мая в 10.00am

EBSCOhost® tools useful for writing scientific papers. New interface!

May 7 at 10.00am Moscow time

Link for registration

You will learn how to use  effectively the functionality of the EBSCOhost platform (new interface): saving articles to Google Drive, citing, saving search history, a personal My EBSCOhost account, the ability to share selected information with colleagues, creating alerts, exporting bibliographic data to Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote

EBSCO electronic resources as tools for preparing world-class articles

May 8 at 10.00am Moscow time

Link for registration

During this webinar, you will learn how, using the EBSCOhost platform, you can select a journal for publication; in practice, the questions of where and how to obtain information necessary when preparing an article will be considered, and also, using the example of articles on the EBSCOhost platform, the basic requirements for the design of your publications will be given

Access to EBSCO e-books from the world’s most famous publishers anytime, anywhere!

May 27 at 10:00am Moscow time

Link for registration

A practical session during which you will learn how to use EBSCO e-books, how to download full e-books and chapters, how to use e-books on smartphones, tablets and e-readers, how to download and authorize Adobe Digital Editions

Publication date: 25.04.2024

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to take part in Clarivate’s free webinars in Russian, which will take place every Tuesday at 15:00 Central Asian time (GMT+6). You can check your time zone at https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/. For Zoom, pre-registration is required.

The webinars are held in two Clarivate Essential series for beginners and advanced users, demonstrating how Web of Science and related resources can be used in daily scientific activities: for searching and analyzing scientific literature, selecting a journal for publication, partners for joint projects, sources of funding , design of publications according to the journal format, presentation of the scientist’s achievements in the author’s profile, basic assessment of the activities of the scientist and the organization. Webinars last 45 minutes, listeners present more than 90% of the time will receive an electronic certificate.

The Research Smarter series takes place once a month and will be more useful to students with basic experience working with resources, as well as administrators and librarians. The duration of the webinar is one hour, and a certificate will be also provided.
The schedule of upcoming webinars is updated on the website https://clarivate.libguides.com/CA. Presentations of past events are also available there.

Organization’s scientific activities evaluation
World of citations

April 2, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

Analysis of an organization’s achievements is important for choosing a place for internship, performing a dissertation, internship or scientific research, finding the best partners or project executors, therefore, it is necessary for everyone from students, scientists, to managers to know what difficulties can be encountered during such an analysis and be able to solve the tasks organizations, employees of foundations, ministries and academies of sciences. At the webinar will be  will considered: What is an organization profile in Web of Science? What (not) can be in the profile. Its functions and capabilities. How to create, adjust and use it for monitoring and planning scientific activities. Let’s evaluate the organization’s activities using Web of Science and InCites. Answers to questions from registration forms.

Register here

Predatory magazines

April 9, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

Taking advantage of the increased requirements for publications necessary to obtain scientific degrees, titles and certain positions, a large number of predatory journals have appeared, which, taking advantage of the ignorance and gullibility of scientists, using the principles of open access, publish for money either in fly-by-night journals or in weak publications or journals fakes. Such publications cause significant damage to the reputation of the scientist, his organization and the country. The webinar will look at the main tricks that predators use to mislead and how to avoid mistakes when choosing a journal for publication. Answers to questions from registration forms.

Register here

Publication in  international journal

April 16, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

The webinar will cover all stages of the publication process. From selecting Web of Science Core Collection sources, IMRAD article structure, working in the EndNote reference manager, selecting a journal for publication and JCR and Manuscript Matcher, checking journal indexing, to the capabilities of the ResearcherID author profile in demonstrating the scientist’s achievements. Will be  answered questions from the registration forms.

Register here

Research Smarter

University rankings are a popular way to understand the ranking of the  university in the wider academic space

April 23, 2024 15:00 – 16:00
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

Ranking is the most important factor for students when choosing higher education, and governments, employers and funding agencies view highly ranked universities more favorably. Strengthening research capacity can help universities improve their rankings. Join the session to learn how Clarivate’s solutions, data and services can be used to shape a university’s ranking strategy.

Register here

Clarivate Essential

Author’s profile of a scientist in Web of Science

30 April 2024 15:00–15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

On the webinar will be discussed what an author’s profile of a scientist is in Web of Science. What ResearcherID and ORCID are will be clarified. How to create, fill out, adjust what publications can be submitted. Who can see your profile and to what extent. How to export data and create a CV. How to search for a scientist’s works, how to analyze them, what metrics and indicators can be found, what they talk about. Answers to questions from registration forms.

Register here

Date of publication: 26.03.2024

Dear university instructors and students!

Welcome to the WeSlides masterclass/AI powered presentations – .
14:30 – 15:30, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – Astana Time. 

Link for registration: https://meet.google.com/deh-ihsy-pdc?hs=224

In this session we will touch on the following topics:
* Effective story-lining
* Build quality slides fast with AI
* Leverage design teams for advanced presentations
* Leave an impact to your audience

Date of publication: 11.03.2024

Dear university instructors and students!

Please be aware about upcoming Webinar “Trial access and use of the full-text electronic scientific collection of magazines on hotel business and tourism – Hospitality & Tourism Complete – in the scientific, practical and educational activities of MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY” –             March 12, 2024 at 17:00 – Astana time.

Registration link

During the  webinar participants  will get acquainted with the thematic collection of electronic journals on hotel business and tourism, available in Database Hospitality & Tourism Complete, for  professors and students of the University.

The following issues will be covered:

– How to access the Hospitality & Tourism Complete database, available at the University

– How to write a search query to get the most accurate search results

– What limiters and expanders you can use when working with resources

– How to upload, send, quote, export found material

– How to compose a search query using a thematic rubricator

– Why do you need a personal account on the platform

Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a full-text database of scientific publications in the field of hospitality, tourism, restaurant and hotel business, which contains 276 full-text journals, including more than 90 closed access scientific journals in the current full text! 42 current full-text closed access journals are indexed in Web of Science or Scopus. Along with scientific journals, the database includes 67 industry reports, 55 books/monographs, 54 country reviews, 50 SWOT company analyses, 7 conference collections, and news content.

Date of Publication: 06.03.2024

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to take part in Clarivate’s free webinars in Russian, which will take place every Tuesday at 15:00 Central Asian time (GMT+6). You can check your time zone at https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/. For Zoom, pre-registration is required.

The webinars are held in two Clarivate Essential series for beginners and advanced users, demonstrating how Web of Science and related resources can be used in daily scientific activities: for searching and analyzing scientific literature, selecting a journal for publication, partners for joint projects, sources of funding , design of publications according to the journal format, presentation of the scientist’s achievements in the author’s profile, basic assessment of the activities of the scientist and the organization. Webinars last 45 minutes, listeners present more than 90% of the time will receive an electronic certificate.

The Research Smarter series takes place once a month and will be more useful to students with basic experience working with resources, as well as administrators and librarians. The duration of the webinar is one hour, and a certificate will be also provided.
The schedule of upcoming webinars is updated on the website https://clarivate.libguides.com/CA. Presentations of past events are also available there.

Research Smarter
Introducing the new Grants Index database on the Web of Science platform

March 5, 2024 15:00 – 16:00
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

The new Web of Science Grants Index provides quick access to information on previously awarded grants around the world to support researchers’ efforts to find new funding.
The Grants Index integrates standardized, directly sourced grant data from more than 400 funding agencies around the world into the ongoing research workflows of millions of Web of Science users. Researchers can quickly and easily understand which grants have been funded to better differentiate their new projects and proposals when they compete for grant funding.
Attend this webinar and you can:

• Gain a deeper understanding of what has already been funded on a specific topic
• View published results of previously awarded grants
• View past funding activity along with a wide range of research results on a topic in a single platform – Simplify your funding search with direct links between Web of Science and Pivot-RPRegistration link:

Scientific journals are good, bad and predatory

March 12, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

On the  webinar will be discussed the quality criteria of a publication, how and why to choose a journal that is indexed in  Web of Science. What business models are there for magazines and is free publication possible? How to select and evaluate a journal using Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, Master Journal List. And will be considered the types of predatory magazines. Answers to questions from registration forms

Registration link:

Features of specialized searches in Web of Science

March 19, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

Advanced search capabilities. Using different functions, types and search operators. How many works on a given topic have been published by scientists from a particular organization or country; how many articles in Nature and Science have been published by scientists from our organization and how this affects the university’s ranking; how to find out how your documents that are published in publications that are not indexed in the database are cited in the Web of Science Core Collection; how many articles have been published on law, pedagogy, philosophy, linguistics, sports, etc.); in which publications you can publish work not in English, which publications/works are worth viewing, how to save a list of journals in which you should publish your results. Optimization of work in Web of Science: save search histories; set up notifications about new works and citations. How to work with other databases on the platform and what data can be obtained

Registration link:

World of citations

March 26, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

Many scientists have publications in sources that are not indexed in the Web of Science, sometimes these works are well known to the scientific community and receive a sufficient number of citations that can be seen in  Web of Science. How to find such citations? What source were they from? How to save this data? And also how can you find out how many times a journal or book that is not indexed in  Web of Science has been cited? Which articles get the most citations and why? And is it possible to increase your citation rate?

Registration link:

Date of publication: 26.02.2024

Dear university instructors and students,

You are invited  to take part in a webinar devoted to  Database  – Access Global NewsBank – Edition 2024, which will take place on 23.02.2024 at 4:00 pm (Astana time).

Language: Russian

Link for participation:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTY2Zjg0Y2ItZDM4My00YTliLThmODYtYjI5Yzk2OTIxYjll%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222d856424-0844-47d2-968f-b9aa385d471a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2256c1970c-caf9-45fc-9ff0-2dab38d63b1e%22%7d

Date of Publication: 23.02.2024

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to take part in Clarivate’s free webinars in Russian, which will take place every Tuesday at 15:00 Central Asian time (GMT+6). You can check your time zone at https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/. For Zoom, pre-registration is required.

The webinars are held in two Clarivate Essential series for beginners and advanced users, demonstrating how Web of Science and related resources can be used in daily scientific activities: for searching and analyzing scientific literature, selecting a journal for publication, partners for joint projects, sources of funding , design of publications according to the journal format, presentation of the scientist’s achievements in the author’s profile, basic assessment of the activities of the scientist and the organization. Webinars last 45 minutes, listeners present more than 90% of the time will receive an electronic certificate.

The Research Smarter series takes place once a month and will be more useful to students with basic experience working with resources, as well as administrators and librarians. The duration of the webinar is one hour, and a certificate will be also provided.
The schedule of upcoming webinars is updated on the website https://clarivate.libguides.com/CA. Presentations of past events are also available there.

Clarivate Essential

Scientist personal account and profile in DB Web of Science.

February 6, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

At the webinar  will  be discussed   the most common questions related to the personal account and profile of a scientist in DB Web of Science. How to create and set up work, why scientist needs a personal account in DB Web of Science. What are the features of a scientist profile in Web of Science. Who can create such a profile. Who will have access to the information? What data can be presented in a scientist’s profile in Web of Science, how to add your articles to the profile, what doi is, what indicators besides the H-index are there and how they are calculated, integration with ORCID. Answers to questions from registration forms.

Registration:

Grant Index on the Web of Science platform

February 13, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

One of the most difficult questions is: where to find money to carry out scientific work. Recently, a new 18th database appeared on the Web of Science platform – Grant Index. During the webinar will be looked at what it includes and how to use it.  Also presenters will talk about the analysis of received and potential funding in the Web of Science Core Collection and in Pivot-RP. Answers to questions from registration forms.

Registration:

How to format your work using journal format with EndNote

February 20, 2024 15:00 – 15:45
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

At the webinar  will be analyzed the formats for preparing reference lists in scientific journals. Where to find what format to use for the list of references in the selected publication. What it is, how it works, how to set up the EndNote reference manager. How to create and fill your own collection. Use Cite While You Write™ to format your work. Answers to your questions.

Registration

Research Smarter

Supporting research integrity with reliable tools and data

27 February 2024 15:00 – 16:00
(GMT+6 Check the start time in your time zone here)

Today, there is an increase not only in the number of journals being published, but also in questionable publishing practices. In addition, various threats to research integrity are on the rise, including paper mills, image manipulation, and the potential for misuse of artificial intelligence. Ensuring research integrity is a collaborative effort among research institutions, researchers, funders, publishers, and database providers. Each of them must take steps to ensure the validity, accuracy and overall validity of scientific results. Join this session to learn what steps Web of Science Clarivate has taken to improve research integrity as part of it’s ongoing efforts to actively contribute to maintaining public trust in science and scholarship.

Registration:

Dear library patrons!

Kind Reminder: There is an access to three EBSCO products:

• Business Source Complete https://web.p.ebscohost.com/
• eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) https://web.p.ebscohost.com/
• eBook Business Collection (EBSCOhost) https://web.p.ebscohost.com/

Company EBSCO invites  to the next series of webinars, which will be held in January. Each one lasts about 1 hour. Select the event that interests you and follow the link to register. After this, you will receive an invitation letter with a link to the webinar. All registered participants will receive certificates.

Webinars are conducted by Serzhan Irina, customer training specialist Moldova, Central Asia, Caucasus region: iserzhan@ebsco.com

January 2024
Everything you need to know about EBSCO electronic scientific resources. Searching for scientific information in multidisciplinary databases using the example of Academic Search Premier

January 22 at 10:00 Moscow time | Registration

During this practical session, you will learn about basic and advanced search, what limiters and expanders you can use when working with search results, how and why to use subject headings, how to check the availability of a journal on the platform and set up notifications for new issues.

EBSCOhost tools useful for writing scientific papers

January 23 at 14:00 Moscow time | Registration

During this hands-on session, you will learn how to effectively use the features available on the EBSCOhost platform, such as: saving articles to the cloud in Google Drive, citing an article, saving search history, creating and using a personal My EBSCOhost account, saving results to a folder, the ability to share selected information with your colleagues, create alerts, export bibliographic data to programs such as Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote.

EBSCO electronic resources as tools for preparing world-class articles

January 24 at 14:00 Moscow time | Registration

During this webinar, you will learn how, using the EBSCOhost platform, you can select a journal for publication; in practice, we will look at where and how to get the information necessary when preparing an article, and also, using the example of articles on the EBSCOhost platform, we will consider the basic requirements for the design of your publications.

EBSCO e-books – what features you need to know when downloading books

January 25 at 10:00 Moscow time | Registration

A practical session during which you will learn how to use EBSCO e-books, how to download full e-books and chapters, how to use e-books on smartphones, tablets and e-readers, how to download and authorize Adobe Digital Editions.

EBSCO Connect – a platform of tools that will make EBSCO electronic resources visible and usable (for librarians only)

January 25 at 12:00 Moscow time | Registration

A hands-on session where you will learn how to use EBSCO Connect to manage resources. Let’s consider how the EBSCO search window is created for its subsequent placement on the library website, how URL links to resources are created, what additional applications exist that will make the EBSCO resources available in your organization more visible.

Pocket library or a few words about the EBSCO mobile application

January 26 at 12:00 Moscow time | Registration

During this webinar on the EBSCO Mobile App, you will learn how to download the EBSCO Mobile App, how to log in, and how to use it.