Join UCD NetSoc for interesting events

Second semester has started. Why not consider joining a student society?

Next Wednesday the 5th of February Netsoc will be hosting a talk with the Co-Founder of DemonWare, Sean Blanchfield. If anybody has played the likes of Call of Duty you should that Demonware have played a huge part in their development.

There will be free Pizza and Beverages too! Here is a link to the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1438902203006988/

Message from UCD Library Training - Jan-Feb 2014

UCD Library regularly offers training courses on diverse topics. This semester we offer our usual EndNote and EndNote Web courses, along with research and information-related sessions. In the next month we offer the following:

Stay Alert! Keeping Current with Research - Tues, 4th February  details

Data Caring: Why Manage Your Research Data? - Wed, 12th February: details

Making a Map with Google Mapping Products - Wed, 19th February: details

Protecting Your Research Data - Wed, 19th February: details

Ethical Issues in Data Management - Thurs, 20th February: details

For our entire schedule of courses being held this semester, please go to http://www.ucd.ie/library/supporting_you/courses_diary/allclasses.

There's no need to register for these courses. Just show up on the day.

We will continue to keep you informed of new courses being offered.

Regards,
UCD Library Training

An Essential research tool - EndNote lessons!

The school has arranged a one-hour session on EndNote for our iBusiness students:

This lecture-based session will take place on Tuesday 21 January from 13.00-14.00 in C302.

And a second session to facilitate our PT students, also on Tuesday 21 January, from 17.00-18.00 in C301.

Start shaping them while they're at university

Poland has grown to become one of Europe's largest outsourcing destinations, but the country's outsourcing providers are beginning to realise they can no longer compete on cost alone. In fact, if cost was the main concern then clients would have outsourced their work to India a decade ago. Local knowledge is still important, so how do you get the tech staff you need to supply the local outsourcing industry? (link to the article on ZDNet)