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Finding Information – Academic Skills – Kit Newcastle University

Finding and using good quality information from a wide variety of sources in your work is an important skill that demonstrates your subject knowledge and your ability as a critical thinker. To help you, the Library provides access to a wide range of high-quality resources that are accessible via Library Search and your subject guide. This guidance gives advice on how to search and access our eBook and online journal collections, as well as tips on how to plan your search and keep up to date with information in your subject area.

Finding information (up to half an hour).

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Evaluating Information – Academic Skills Kit – Newcastle University.

Learning how to critically evaluate information sources is not only a key academic attribute but a useful life skill. You need to be selective and consider potential issues around the authority and accuracy of the information you find. This will help you to make informed decisions about the quality of the information, its reliability and what role it could play within your studies.

Evaluating information (up to half an hour).

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Copyright – University Library – Newcastle University

Copyright is an intellectual property right which gives the person who created a work control over how it can be used by others. This guidance covers copyright in publications, theses, and research data.

Copyright (up to half an hour).

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Artificial Intelligence Literacy – Academic Skills Kit – Newcastle University

As AI technologies continue to evolve, with potential new applications being explored all the time, being AI Literate is becoming more important. These resources will help you begin to develop your understanding of AI Literacy in order to approach the technologies critically and responsibly.

AI literacy (up to half an hour).

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Artificial Intelligence and Your Learning – Academic Skills Kit Newcastle University

There is great potential for using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Moonbeam, MidJourney or DALL-E as digital assistants both for your education and in your future workplace. As the number of embedded AI technologies increases within the software packages we commonly use, you’re going to need to develop your awareness, digital skills and critical thinking to ensure that you approach these tools effectively and ethically, and without negatively impacting on the development of your own skills and knowledge.

Artificial intelligence and your learning (about 1-2 hours).

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Postgraduate Skills Audit – Newcastle University

This quick self-assessment gives you a way to take stock of your information skills and provides some next steps should you wish to address any gaps.

Information skills check.

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Research profile – University Library Newcastle University

A research profile can effectively showcase your publications and research data, promote your skills and knowledge, connect you with other researchers within and beyond the University and increase the impact of your research. A wide range of research systems can contribute to your profile as a researcher. This includes University systems such as MyImpact and staff profiles, external research systems such as ORCID and Scopus, as well as social networks such as ResearchGate, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Research profile.

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Digital Tools to Help You Study – Academic Skills Kit Newcastle University

There are many free digital resources available online to help you study more effectively, for example by planning your time and keeping you focused on your tasks, making and using notes, or supporting your revision. This page showcases some of these free apps and websites, split into planning and note-taking, staying on task and testing yourself and revising.

Digital tools to help you study (about 1-2 hours).

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Digital Note Taking – Academic Skills Kit Newcastle University

This page provides guidance on and comparison of two pieces of note-taking software: Notion and RemNote.

Digital note-taking (about 1-2 hours).

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Research Data Management – University Library Newcastle University

Managing and publishing research data is part of good research conduct. Research funders also require data to be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible. The Research Data Service has been created to assist researchers during the three key stages of the data lifecycle: planning, working and sharing.

Research data management.