Studying effectively webinars
Explore our programme of webinars and training sessions designed to support you with your studies and research.
Sessions by topic
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:
Join the Libraries Welcome Sessions Team
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:
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 webinars
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.
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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Wednesday 8 May: 11:00-12:00
- Tuesday 21 May: 15:00-16:00
- Thursday 6 June: 14:00-15:00
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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Wednesday 8 May: 14:00-15:00 (Arts)
- Tuesday 14 May: 12:00-13:00 (Social Sciences)
- Tuesday 28 May: 14:00-15:00 (Arts)
- Wednesday 5 June: 14:00-15:00 (Social Sciences)
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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Tuesday 30 April: 11:00-12:00 (Science)
- Wednesday 8 May: 15:00-16:00 (Medicine and Health Sciences)
- Monday 13 May: 11:00-12:00 (Engineering)
- Friday 24 May: 10:00-11:00 (Science)
- Friday 31 May: 11:30-12:30 (Medicine and Health Sciences)
- Wednesday 5 June: 11:00-12:00 (Engineering)
- Wednesday 12 June: 14:00-15:00 (Science)
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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Monday 29 April: 14:00-15:00
- Friday 17 May: 10:00-11:00
- Thursday 30 May: 15:00-16:00
- Tuesday 11 June: 11:00-12:00
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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Tuesday 30 April: 15:00-16:00 (Arts)
- Thursday 9 May: 10:00-11:00 (Social Sciences)
- Thursday 23 May: 11:00-12:00 (Arts)
- Wednesday 29 May: 15:00-16:00 (Social Sciences)
- Wednesday 12 June: 10:00-11:00 (Arts)
On-demand
Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.
Critically 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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Wednesday 15 May: 14:00-15:00
- Monday 3 June: 11:00-12:00
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.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Friday 3 May: 11:00-12:00
- Tuesday 7 May: 15:00-16:00
- Thursday 16 May: 13:00-14:00
- Wednesday 22 May: 14:00-15:00
- Thursday 30 May: 10:00-11:00
- Tuesday 4 June: 10:00-11:00
- Friday 14 June: 11:00-12:00
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
Taking information skills into professional practice
This session is suitable for students on placements, and final year students who will be transitioning into employment following graduation.
About the session
Discover how the information skills developed during your degree programme can be used in the workplace. This session will help you consider the importance of gathering information, interacting with information (and other people) online, and keeping up to date, in your professional life.
Join the Libraries Information Skills channel
Dates and times
- Wednesday 1 May: 14:00-15:00
- Thursday 16 May: 11:00-12:00
- Thursday 30 May: 14:00-15:00
- Tuesday 11 June: 15:00-16:00
On-demand
Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.
Taking information skills into professional practice (General)
Taking information skills into professional practice (Healthcare)
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.
Join the Libraries Resource Spotlights channel
Dates and times
- Wednesday 1 May: 12:30-13:00 (Web of Science)
- Thursday 9 May: 12:00-12:30 (Medline)
- Monday 13 May: 12:30-13:00 (Historical Abstracts)
- Wednesday 22 May: 12:00-12:30 (Nexis)
- Wednesday 29 May: 12:30-13:00 (Scopus)
- Monday 3 June: 12:30-13:00 (JSTOR)
- Monday 10 June: 12:00-12:30 (Business Source Premier)
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
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:
Dates and times
Please be aware that these are in-person teaching sessions:
On-demand
Can't make it to one of our sessions? You can access the equivalent asynchronous online resource.
Using EndNote Desktop
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Study skills webinars
Explore different study strategies and refresh your study routines with our weekly webinars and online study session.
Upcoming sessions
- Date
- 03/05/2024 (15:00-16:00)
- Date
- 10/05/2024 (15:00-16:00)
- Date
- 13/05/2024 (10:00-13:30)
- Date
- 13/05/2024 (14:00-15:30)
- Date
- 16/05/2024 (10:00-11:30)
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