Library skills classes will help students develop the skills they need to source scholarly information to engage with their curriculum, complete assignments and build their disciplinary knowledge throughout their college experience. Students who have developed these skills are:
The library provides a range of on campus and online classes for academics to book for their students. We will work with you to ensure the classes are relevant to the students learning needs. The type of topics we cover include:
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The Library is continuously working to develop initiatives to assist students achieve their academic goals. "Your Student Journey to Success" highlights the supports and services we provide through these initiatives. We provide drop in library clinics for students that cover a range of relevant topics related to sourcing information, effectively organising information, referencing and much more. This year we are hosting Library Live Sessions every Wednesday where we will discuss topics such as the above and answer any student queries. Students will have to chance to submit questions to us via Instagram and our Library Chat.
These classes are adapted to the particular learning levels of the group of students taking the class. We ask that you are selecting the date you would like to schedule the class that you try and give us at least a week in advance.
After attending this library session students will:
Getting started with Zotero reference management software
Zotero is a free to download software that will help you manage your references as part of your research. It is suitable for students doing larger research projects in senior UG or PG. Zotero is not required to do referencing and we recommend that students have a good understanding of referencing before using software such as Zotero. You can easily save online journal articles, eBooks etc. on to your Zotero account and then use Zotero to create in-text citations within your essay, generate a reference list and/or bibliography.
Searching Online Library Resources
After attending this session, students will know how to:
5 Top Tips for your Assignments
After attending this library session, students will be able to:
Introduction to Harvard Referencing
After attending this session, students will:
Advanced Searching for your Topic
After attending this session, students will be able to: