Options for publishing to the internet on behalf of the university, including information on hosted Blogs.
Tag: information literacy
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).
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).
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).
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.
Resource guides highlight the different types of information available from the Library. They include recommended sources alongside advice for finding and using different kinds of information in your research.
When undertaking independent research for your essay, assignment or dissertation, you’ll need to manage the information you find so that you can use it efficiently, ethically and with academic integrity. We live in an age of information overload, so this may seem like a daunting task, but here we’ve got the tools and advice you need to get organised and stay in control.
The home page for subject guides within the Library. From here, you can navigate to and find resources for your specific subject area.
There are many different referencing styles, but this page hosts guidance for all of the styles used within the University. Your school or subject area will expect you to use a specific style, so check with them which one you should be using.
Referencing styles (up to half an hour).
Guidance on some of the various referencing tools available, including EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, BibTex, Cite them Right, and ZoteroBib.
Referencing software (up to half an hour).