Join our Library Learning and Teaching Team for one of their Library Skills Sessions in December:
- Need help finding education journal articles? Session for School of Education students
- Tuesday 10 December
- 5pm=6pm
- Online
- Join the session
This session will focus on advanced search strategies using the Education databases. It is also an opportunity for you to pop along with any library related questions that you might have.
Any questions please contact Fiona Warburton f.warburton@chester.ac.uk
- Dissertation literature: where do I begin?
- Wednesday 18 December
- 10am-11am
- Online
- Join the session
This session is aimed at final year undergraduate and postgraduate students and will help you to plan your searches and use time saving search techniques to find the most relevant academic sources. Learn how to use subject specific databases to find high quality academic journals and research papers.
Any questions please contact Jo Winchcombe j.winchcombe@chester.ac.uk
- Introduction to EndNote21
- Wednesday 18 December
- 11.30am-12.30pm
- Online
- Join the session
This session will demonstrate how to use EndNote bibliographic software. It will include:
• Setting up and organising an Endnote Library
• Adding references to a library using manual or direct export (from subject databases and Library Search)
• How to attach a PDF to an EndNote record
• How to choose a reference style and create in-text citations and a bibliography using Cite While you Write with MS Word
Any questions please contact endnote@chester.ac.uk
- Finding resources on Library Search and your eLibraries
- Wednesday 18 December
- 2pm-2.30pm
- Online
- Join the session
Join this session to learn how to find e-books, print books and journal articles through the University’s Library Search database. Module e-libraries will also be highlighted, including how to locate subject e-journals and database links.
This session is a must for learning the basics of searching for academic information and will also highlight techniques such as saved searches and citation tools.
Any questions please contact Laura Hannaway l.hannaway@chester.ac.uk
- Making the most of eBooks
- Thursday 19 December
- 10am-10.45am
- Online
We have access to over a 700,000 eBooks from a range of suppliers. This session will help you to learn how to best access and use them to maximum effect for your studies.
Any questions please contact Fiona Warburton f.warburton@chester.ac.uk
- Literature searching for your systematic review
- Thursday 19 December
- 3pm-4pm
- Online
- Join this session
This session will enable you to:
• Think strategically and critically about your literature search
• Create a search strategy for a systematic literature search
• Identify key relevant resources for your search
• Apply advanced search techniques and retrieve relevant literature
- Digital Skills Week
- 16-20 December
A range of online sessions are being delivered by Academic Skills for Students (ASk), the Library Learning and Teaching Team and the Digital Capabilties & Technologies Team (DCTT). Visit this page for the complete list of sessions. They will be recorded.
If you require additional help: book a 1-2-1 with a member of the team, check out our video skills channel or email academiclibrarians@chester.ac.uk.