1. KNVI - O&O 18 juni 2015 Ondersteuning Master Studenten en Promovendi bij ISS Saskia Scheffer, informatiespecialist Universiteitsbibliotheek EUR/ISS (met dank aan Lidwien Lamboo)

2. ISS is the international Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam

3. ISS part of Erasmus University Rotterdam ISS focus is on development studies ISS is located in The Hague

4. Characteristics of ISS International student population (>85% non- OECD) Very different academic cultures English taught: vast majority non-native speakers Social pressure to succeed (failing is no option!)

5. Core Activities Research Teaching Public Debate Capacity Development

6. Research Programmes  Governance, Globalization and Social Justice  Political Economy of Population, Resources and Environment  Economics of Development and Emerging Markets  Civic Innovation Research Initiative

7. Teaching Programmes Four-year Doctoral Programme 15 months Master of Arts Programme Postgraduate certificate courses Refresher Courses for alumni

8. Students MA 170 – 200 per year Diploma50 – 80 per year PhDapprox 100

9. Master of Arts in Development Studies Five Majors Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies Economics of Development Governance, Policy and Political Economy Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies: Social Justice Perspectives Social Policy for Development

10. SPECIALIZATIONS Agriculture and Rural Development; Environment and Sustainable Development; Econometric Analysis of Development; the Global Economy; International Political Economy and Development; Conflict and Peace Studies; Children and Youth Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Human Rights, Public Policy and Management, Local Development Strategies; Population Studies, Poverty Studies; Work and Employment; Methodologies for Research

11. MA Students Diagnostic tests: Academic writing and English language test A quantitative skill test A set of 5 ECDL modules A proper referencing test (plagiarism quiz)

12. MA Students Course Research Paper Preparation (3105) Plenary: overview of RP process, research techniques, RP experiences outgoing students. Research Paper Proposal Research Paper Design Presentation RP Design

13. MA Students Course Research Paper Preparation (3105) Library: 70 Information Literacy workshops Sept. – Dec  Information Landscape  RefWorks, pt 1  Searching for Information  Evaluating Information  RefWorks, pt. 2: Write-n-Cite May  Formatting

14. PhD researchers Full time PhDs – 4 years Part time PhDs – 6 years ('2nd window' PhD programme)

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16. Funding and scholarships NFP (Netherlands Fellowship Programme) Other scholarships Self-funding students

17. 1986 - 2009

18. PhD researchers 2014 Europe Asia America (Southern) America (Northern) Africa

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20. PhD researchers Research support by the ISS Library? No structured approach (yet)!

21. PhD researchers Training RefWorks + ad hoc by ISS Library Academic skills (writing, presentation) by Academic support staff Personal guidance by supervisor

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23. Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities

24. PhD researchers Challenges for Library Invisible! (not [permanently] based at ISS) No homogenous group: all individuals Diversity (creating a level playing field) –Take stock of specific needs for research support –What is the role of the Library? AS en RSO

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26. Suggesties en vragen? scheffer@ubib.eur.nl