Information Skills
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Learning Resource Centre staff are always available to provide vital help in locating appropriate information to help you in your studies.
Orientation and information skills workshops are booked by your course tutor. In addition, online tutorials and advertised workshops on specific topics are provided for you to book directly with the Learning Resource Centre.
Get Started
Welcome Show:
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Welcome tutorials – Welcome tutorials are available on the website for the Hub LRC and the University Centre LRC is available on the website. Staff can also borrow a disk if they want to deliver the tutorial in class. See staff at the LRC reception desk.
- Welcome Guide – gives you a brief introduction to our service.
- Welcome Quiz – try out this quiz to check what you know about the Learning Resource Centres.
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Study Agreement – find out what we will do for you and what we expect from you.
Study Skills
Use these help sheets to get started with your studies:
- Get Started – help on planning your study
- Note Taking – helpful techniques to make the most of taking notes
- Effective Discussion – make the most of your tutorials by being prepared to join in and contribute
- Efficient Reading – reading for study is more than it seems, find out how to use your reading time efficiently
- Essay Writing – ensure your assignments are up to scratch, check out this advice
- Sitting Examinations – don’t panic! Be prepared for your exams
- Survival Strategy – hints and tips on how to deal with pressure and enjoy your time at college
The LRCs have a Study Skills collection which provides material to help you develop your studying and research skills.
Treasure Hunts!
- Treasure Hunt at the Hub – try the treasure hunt to help you find your way around the LRC.
- Treasure Hunt at the University Centre – try the treasure hunt to help you find your way around the LRC.
Find It
We can create tutorials to help our students explore the LRC and use our basic resources
- Web Catalogue – use this guide to get to grips with the LRCs’ Web Catalogue.
- Your Account – find out how to keep track of the items you have borrowed and how to manage your account.
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Holds and Requests – if what you want isn’t on the shelf try placing a hold or asking for an inter-site request.
- Tutorials – tutorials to help you to use the Web Catalogue are available via the LRCs’ e-Library on Blackboard.
- Can’t find it? – try working your way through this checklist of options if you still can’t find what you want.
- Get Connected to the LRCs’ eLibrary – find out all about our electronic resources
Research It
7 Steps to Searching (PDF or Word) – find the right information by using this worksheet to help you to develop your search strategy.
Intute Virtual Training Suite - Intute provide access to freely available online information related to learning and research, much of it recommended by experts and researchers. They also provide free online training tutorials to help you to use the Internet effectively. Here you can find a wide variety of subject-specific tutorials.
Harvard Referencing – keep track of your resources and get started with Harvard Referencing.
In-depth
Indivdual assistance is available to post graduate students
