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Free ILG training event
'How to be a critical but constructive friend: reviewing and refereeing for journal articles and conference papers'
For library and faculty staff from LIS and cognate areas who are interested in becoming reviewers for JIL and LILAC.
19 January 2011
Venue:
5th floor meetings room, Main Library, Birmingham University
Directions:
The Main Library is building R22 on this map: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/university/edgbaston-map-09.pdf
Directions are all at the bottom of this web page: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/contact/directions/edgbaston-directions.aspx
This course aims to explore the role of the reviewer in ascertaining the quality of a paper and to demonstrate the critical appraisal practices that a reviewer should employ to fulfil such a role.
Facilitator: Susie Andretta
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
1. Assess a paper according to the following critical appraisal criteria:
* Appropriateness of title and abstract
* Quality of arguments (cohesion and style)
* Use of evidence (from theory or practice), including citations and visual data
* Referencing (consistency and accuracy)
2. Identify the audience targeted by the paper and establish whether the arguments are pitched at the level appropriate to its readership.
3. Produce a review for a paper and present it to the other participants.
Schedule
10.30-11.00
Registration
11.00-12.30
Introduction to evaluative strategies and practice on criteria for critical appraisal
12.30-1.15
Lunch
1.15-4.00
Hands-on experience of reviewing a paper and reflection of the reviews produced (including coffee break)
The event is free but places are limited to 12 and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
To book please contact Geoff Walton at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 3 December 2011.
Dr Geoff Walton, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, PgCHPE, FHEA, MCLIP
Academic Skills Tutor Librarian,
Information Services,
D112 Thompson Library,
Staffordshire University,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 2XS
Tel: 01782 294770
Fax: 01782 295799
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