Studying effectively webinars

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Welcome to Libraries

Information skills

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Welcome to Libraries

In these sessions we'll explore how the library can support your time at University from using NUsearch to find resources to who to contact for more help.

To attend any of these sessions, join the Libraries Welcome Sessions team on Microsoft Teams.

Undergraduate students

About the session

Discover how the library and its resources can support your time at University, from the provision of scholarly information to support your coursework to reading for pleasure to support your wellbeing.

We’ll show you how to use NUsearch to find information across the library’s print and digital collections and point you to sources of help so you can get started using the library.

Dates

Dates and times can be found on:

School induction timetable
Welcome to Libraries page

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On-demand

This session is available as an online resource.

Welcome to Libraries - Undergraduate

Masters students

About the session

Discover all you need to know to get started using library resources. We’ll show you how to use NUsearch to find information across the library’s print and digital collections and point you to sources of help.

You’ll also be invited to enrol on ‘On Course for Your Masters’ – our online course on Moodle – to help you further develop your information skills at your own pace.

Dates

Dates and times can be found on:

School induction timetable
Welcome to Libraries page

Join the Libraries Welcome Sessions Team

On-demand

This session is available as an online resource

Welcome to Libraries - Masters students

Returning students

About the session

Welcome back to Libraries! For a refresher on using the library and its resources to support your studies and research, visit our online guide.

We'll re-introduce you to NUsearch and our subject guides to support your learning, as well as our leisure reading collections to support your wellbeing.

Welcome back to Libraries - Returning students

Postgraduate researchers

About the session

We’ll introduce you to key library resources, including NUsearch and your subject databases, and point you to sources of further help.

You’ll also be invited to enrol on ‘Literature Searching and the Literature Review’ – our online course on Moodle – to help you further develop your literature searching skills at your own pace.

On-demand

This session is available as an online resource.

Welcome to Libraries - Postgraduate researchers

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Information skills

Undergraduates and Masters students

Browse webinar topics below or join the Information Skills Team on Microsoft Teams to access regular information skills support sessions.

Getting started using library resources

This session is suitable for year one undergraduate students in all subjects.

About the session

Need help getting started using library resources? In this session discover how to find academic information for your coursework.

We’ll start with your online reading lists, then show you how to use NUsearch to find print and electronic books and journals.

Finally, we’ll look at how to follow up references you find in other sources.

You’ll also be introduced to basic literature searching skills to help you find information more easily.

Dates

Wednesday 4 October: 10:00-11:00
Tuesday 10 October: 11:00-12:00
Monday 16 October: 15:00-16:00
Friday 27 October: 10:00-11:00
Thursday 2 November: 13:00-14:00
Wednesday 8 November: 15:30-16:30
Thursday 16 November: 11:00-12:00
Tuesday 21 November: 10:00-11:00
Monday 27 November: 10:00-11:00
Friday 8 December: 13:00-14:00
Wednesday 13 December: 15:30-16:30

Join the Libraries Information Skills channel

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Getting started using library resources

Navigating information on the web

This session is suitable for undergraduate and Masters students in all subjects.

About the session

Keen to search web more effectively? In this session discover how to use advanced search functionality on Google and Google Scholar to find relevant information; how to determine reliability of information sourced on the web by applying fact-checking and critical evaluation techniques; how to use social media effectively to keep up to date with research in your subject area.

Dates

Thursday 5 October: 11:00-12:00
Wednesday 11 October: 12:00-13:00
Tuesday 17 October: 15:30-16:30
Friday 3 November: 11:00-12:00
Wednesday 15 November: 12:00-13:00
Thursday 30 November: 15:00-16:00
Monday 11 December: 12:00-13:00

Join the Libraries Information Skills channel

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Navigating information on the web

Advancing your literature searching skills (Arts and Social Sciences)

This session is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and Masters students studying Arts subjects.

About the session

Looking to further develop your literature searching skills to find information for projects and dissertations? This session will focus on more advanced literature searching skills and techniques.

We’ll explore your subject databases in the Arts and Social Sciences in more detail, along with other sources of information you may not have used before to help you take a broader approach to searching for information.

Dates

Monday 16 October: 10:00-11:00 (Arts)
Tuesday 24 October: 15:00-16:00 (Social Sciences)
Wednesday 8 November: 11:00-12:00 (Arts)
Tuesday 14 November: 10:00-11:00 (Social Sciences)
Monday 27 November: 14:00-15:00 (Arts)
Friday 8 December: 10:00-11:00 (Social Sciences)

Join the Libraries Information Skills channel

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Literature searching: Arts

Literature searching: Social Sciences

Advancing your literature searching skills (STEM)

This session is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and Masters students studying STEM subjects.

About the session

Looking to further develop your literature searching skills to find information for projects and dissertations? This session will focus on more advanced literature searching skills and techniques.

We’ll explore your subject databases in STEM in more detail, along with other sources of information you may not have used before to help you take a broader approach to searching for information.

Dates

Friday 20 October: 14:00-15:00 (Medicine and Health Sciences)
Wednesday 25 October: 11:00-12:00 (Engineering)
Tuesday 31 October: 13:00-14:00 (Science)
Thursday 9 November: 15:00-16:00 (Medicine and Health Sciences)
Friday 17 November: 11:00-12:00 (Engineering)
Thursday 23 November: 10:00-11:00 (Science)
Tuesday 28 November: 11:00-12:00 (Medicine and Health Sciences)
Thursday 7 December: 12:00-13:00 (Engineering)
Tuesday 12 December: 11:00-12:00 (Science)

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On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Literature searching: Engineering

Literature searching: Medicine and Health Sciences

Literature searching: Science

Searching for evidence for a systematic review

This session is suitable for undergraduate and Masters students doing systematic reviews for projects or dissertations in STEM subjects.

About the session

Doing a systematic review for a project or dissertation? Expand your knowledge of the literature searching process in this session, to help you structure and perform a focused, methodical and rigorous search for your systematic review.

Tips on hand-searching and using grey literature will also be included to help you conduct a wide-reaching search to find your evidence.

Dates

Monday 23 October: 10:00-11:00
Tuesday 7 November: 14:00-15:00
Wednesday 22 November: 15:00-16:00
Thursday 7 December: 10:00-11:00

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On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Searching for evidence for a systematic review

Critically evaluating information (Arts and Social Sciences)

This session is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and Masters students studying Arts subjects.

About the session

In this session discover how to think critically when reading and evaluating information you find through your literature searches in the Arts & Social Sciences, particularly papers found in published journals. You’ll learn why it’s important to critically evaluate information before using it in coursework, and be introduced to a series of questions (who, where, when, why, how) to help you assess the quality and reliability of published literature.

Dates

Thursday 19 October: 3:30-4:30 (Social Sciences)
Monday 30 October: 15:00-16:00 (Arts)
Monday 6 November: 10:00-11:00 (Social Sciences)
Thursday 23 November: 13:00-14:00 (Arts)
Wednesday 29 November: 12:00-13:00 (Social Sciences)
Wednesday 13 December: 10:00-11:00 (Arts)

Join the Libraries Information Skills channel

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Criticall evaluating information (Arts)

Critically evaluating information (Social Sciences)

Critically evaluating information (STEM)

This session is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and Masters students studying STEM subjects.

About the session

In this session discover how to think critically when reading and evaluating information you find through your literature searches in STEM, particularly papers found in published journals. You’ll learn why it’s important to critically evaluate information before using it in coursework, and be introduced to a series of questions (who, where, when, why, how) to help you assess the quality and reliability of published literature.

Dates

Tuesday 24 October: 13:00-14:00
Tuesday 14 November: 12:00-13:00
Monday 4 December: 11:00-12:00

Join the Libraries Information Skills channel

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Critically evaluating information (STEM)

Using EndNote Online

These sessions are suitable for undergraduates and Masters students.

About the session

Want to find out more about using EndNote Online to keep track of references you find through your literature searches?

In this session discover how to import references to EndNote Online from your database searches, organise and edit the references you save, and use EndNote Online with Word to create consistent in-text citations and bibliographies in your writing.

Dates

Tuesday 17 October: 14:00-15:00
Wednesday 25 October: 15:00-16:00
Thursday 2 November: 10:00-11:00
Thursday 9 November: 12:00-13:00
Monday 13 November: 14:00-15:00
Friday 24 November: 12:00-13:00
Wednesday 6 December: 11:00-12:00
Thursday 14 December: 12:00-13:00

Join the Libraries Information Skills channel

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Using EndNote Desktop

Using EndNote Online

Resource spotlights

These sessions are open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as faculty and professional services staff.

About the session

Our resource spotlights will guide you through a range of key resources, including subject databases, to help you search effectively for information.

We'll highlight the key features of each resource and show you how to structure a search using a variety of search techniques to help you get the best results.

Dates

Wednesday 4 October: 12:30-13:00 (NUsearch)
Monday 9 October: 12:30-13:00 (NUsearch)
Monday 16 October: 12:30-13:00 (Web of Science)
Monday 23 October: 12:00-12:30 (JSTOR)
Wednesday 1 November: 12:00-12:30 (ASSIA)
Monday 6 November: 12:30-13:00 (Scopus)
Monday 13 November: 12:30-13:00 (Historical Abstracts)
Wednesday 22 November: 12:30-13:00 (Business Source Premier)
Monday 27 November: 12:30-13:00 (PsychINFO)
Monday 4 December: 12:30-13:00 (Project Muse)
Wednesday 13 December: 12:30-13:00 (IBSS)

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On-demand

Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access a range of database walkthroughs from your subject guide.

Subject databases: Arts

Subject databases: Engineering

Subject databases: Medicine and Health Sciences

Subject databases: Science

Subject databases: Social Sciences

Postgraduate researchers

Faculty-specific researcher information skills

About the session

Looking to further develop your literature searching skills and knowledge of resources to find relevant information for your research?

This session will focus on advanced literature searching skills and techniques, and will explore a range of databases and specialist resources in your subject area to help you search effectively for your research.

Dates and times

The live sessions have now finished for the summer, but new dates will be listed on the following pages during the autumn term:

On-demand

Can't make it to one of our Researcher Information Skills sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.

Researcher information skills (Arts)

Researcher information skills (Engineering)

Researcher information skills (Medicine and Health Sciences)

Researcher information skills (Science)

Researcher information skills (Social Sciences)

Introduction to EndNote Desktop for researchers

About the session

This session will help you get started using EndNote Desktop.

You’ll be guided through setting up your own EndNote Desktop library and will discover how to use EndNote’s key features to help you import, manage, organise and edit the references you find through your literature searches for your research.

We’ll also explore how EndNote Desktop interacts with Word to enable you to reference consistently throughout your writing.

How to join

Advance booking is required. Please register your attendance by selecting the appropriate session. Future dates will be listed on this page when added: