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VGLS can tailor targeted training sessions for groups when required.
If you need a customised training session, you can email your request to vgls@dtf.vic.gov.au
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Library Training 2021
VGLS 2021 Winter Training Schedule (May – August)
VGLS is pleased to offer a range of information sessions online via Microsoft Teams.
Sign up for a session today, or contact us here to discuss building a bespoke training session for your team.
Program 1 Webinars - Introduction to Online Library Services
This Microsoft Teams webinar provides an overview of the Library Website - how to register, navigate the site, use the catalogue, request loans and research services and access resources. This session is hosted on Microsoft Teams.
Audience: New or infrequent users of the Library.
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 2 Webinars - Search Strategies
This MS Teams session covers the literature search workflow, techniques to discover evidence-based information, preparing for the search, and then performing it using the authoritative online resources.
Audience: It is recommended that you are familiar with using the library’s resources or have attended an Introduction to Online Library Services session.
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 3 Webinar - Finding Online Newspaper Articles
This MS Teams session will show you how to: Search and find online current and archived newspaper articles from the major Victorian and Australian newspapers.
Audience: It is recommended that you are familiar with using the library’s resources or have attended an Introduction to Online Library Services session.
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 4 Webinars - Introduction to EndNote
This MS Teams session will show how to:
- Discover Endnote - a reference tool that allows you to automatically create & manage bibliographic citations to download to your documents and publications. This tool is suited to those who write policy; prepare publications or are studying.
- Technical Requirements: Contact your IT department to ensure you have access to Endnote version X.7 or higher.
Audience: New or infrequent users of Endnote. It is recommended that you are familiar with using the library’s resources or have attended an Introduction to Online Library Services session
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 5 Webinars - Legal Sessions
Finding Caselaw
This MS Teams session will enable you to:
- If you need to brush up on your caselaw research or are new to this area please register to attend this session.
- We will look at how you can best use the Lexis Advance database to provide you with additional benefits and search results.
- This session constitutes one CPD point
Audience: VPS staff employed in a legal capacity with a working knowledge of the law. It is recommended that you are familiar with using the Library service.
Duration: 1 Hour
Creating Legal Alerts
This MS Teams session will enable you to:
- If you want to get the most out of how to establish your alerts please register to attend this webinar.
- We will look at how you can best use Lexis, Westlaw, Lawlex, Informit and Capital Monitor to enable you to track important developments.
- This session constitutes one CPD point
Program 6 Webinars - Finding Legislation
This MS Teams session will enable you to:
- If you need to brush up on your legislation research or are new to this area please register to attend this session.
- We will look at how you can best use the official Victorian legislation website and the Lexis Advance and Capital Monitor databases to provide you with additional benefits and search results.
- This session constitutes one CPD point
Audience: VPS staff employed in a legal capacity with a working knowledge of the law. It is recommended that you are familiar with using the Library service.
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 7 Webinars - Searching Government Gazettes
This MS Teams session will enable you to:
- Identify the online platforms for searching Government Gazettes;
- Outline what the gazettes publish and why this may be important to your research &
- Execute accurate search functions in order to locate information quickly and efficiently.
- This session constitutes one CPD point
Audience: VPS staff employed in a legal capacity with a working knowledge of the law. It is recommended that you are familiar with using the Library service.
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 8 Webinars - Finding Legal Commentaries
This MS Teams session will enable you to:
- Locate commentary and discussion on different areas of the law;
- Discover the online publications and services that focus on your area of interest;
- Identify established, authoritative caselaw that sets a legal precedent &
- Find annotated versions of important acts that provide a narrative on a legal area of concern.
- This session constitutes one CPD point
Audience: VPS staff employed in a legal capacity with a working knowledge of the law. It is recommended that you are familiar with using the Library service.
Duration: 1 Hour
Program 9 Webinars - Discover Westlaw AU & International
This session explains how to use Westlaw AU & International to find:
Caselaw | Commentary | Legislation | Legal guidance tools
Program 10 Webinar - Wolters Kluwer CCH
In this session you will learn how to navigate the CCH database, the specialists in:
Equal opportunity, discrimination, and human rights | Tax | Conveyancing and property | Industrial relations | Torts | Workplace health and safety
