Find Laurent Series for $f(z) = \frac{1}{z} \cdot \frac{1}{1+z^2}$ when $1 < |z| < \infty$

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Q: Find the Laurent series that represents the following function when $1 < |z| < \infty$

\begin{align*} f(z) &= \frac{1}{z} \cdot \frac{1}{1+z^2} \\ \end{align*}

The answer is given:

\begin{align*} f(z) &= \sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^{n+1}}{z^{2n+1}} \\ \end{align*}

I don't see how to do the problem to arrive at the answer.

BTW, to solve the Laurent series of the same function when $|z| < 1$, it's very straightforward:

Start with standard Maclaurin Series

\begin{align*} \frac{1}{1-z} = \sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty z^n \\ \end{align*}

Substitute $z$ with $-z^2$ to get:

\begin{align*} \frac{1}{1+z^2} = \sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n z^{2n} \\ \end{align*}

Multiply both sides by $\frac{1}{z}$:

\begin{align*} \frac{1}{z} \cdot \frac{1}{1+z^2} &= \sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n z^{2n-1} \\ \frac{1}{z} \cdot \frac{1}{1+z^2} &= \frac{1}{z} + \sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^{n+1} z^{2n+1} \\ \end{align*}

How do I solve the $1 < |z| < \infty$ version?

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When $1 < |z| < \infty$ then $0 < \dfrac{1}{|z|} < 1$ $$\dfrac{1}{z}.\dfrac{1}{1+z^2}=\dfrac{1}{z^3}.\dfrac{1}{1+(\dfrac{1}{z})^2}=\\ \dfrac{1}{z^3}.\dfrac{1}{1-(-\dfrac{1}{z^2})}=\\ \dfrac{1}{z^3}(1+(-\dfrac{1}{z^2})+(-\dfrac{1}{z^2})^2+(-\dfrac{1}{z^2})^3+...)$$