Current awareness and saving a search that works!
Did you know you can set up alerts to receive emails when new issues of journals of interest to you are published, or that you can save a Library Search that has worked so...
Tagged: Study Skills
Sage Catalyst for Social Sciences
This academic year we’ve set up a new resource for you Sage Catalyst which holds eBooks not only published by Sage but also Learning Matters. It covers all areas of Social Sciences so will...
Cite Them Right Online update
Cite Them Right relaunched their service on 27th June! The same great information about how to reference all types of information is still available but the site does look quite a bit different now....
Using Read Out Loud and Coloured Overlays on eBooks
Recently I had a request from a lecturer to help a student who wanted to use read out loud facilities on eBooks. Read out loud is an essential facility if you have a visual...
Writing about art
Are you someone who loves to create their art, whether that be drawing, painting, sculpting, but isn’t that enamored when you have to write about it? Thankfully there is lots of advice to help...
Studying Online
As teaching has now gone online and you are likely to be studying at home now is the time to make the most of our online resources. eBooks If you’re new to using eBooks...
Study Skills: Citation Trails
Found a really relevant article on a topic you’re writing about? Want a quick way to find more? Citation trails is a way of finding articles related to your relevant article. Citation trails work...
Quick reference and citation formatting using zbib in your browser
We in the library are big fans of reference management software, as it takes a lot of the admin and headache out of managing your reading and getting your references and bibliographies just right....
A-Z of Referencing
This week’s skills session for year 1 BSc Criminology students focused on the fundamentals of referencing – what it is, why you need to reference, what you need to reference and how you reference...
Key Library Facts That Kick Start Your Year
This week we’ve been welcoming those of you starting your first year in Criminology, Social Work and returning to Health and Social Care (second year) and MA in Social Work (year 2). Here are...
Extended Summer Opening Hours
Studying for dissertations, projects and assignments over the summer? Did you know St Peters Library is open 10am-6pm on Saturdays? In addition as a result of student feedback we are pleased to have successfully...
Your dissertation- we can help!
If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student writing a dissertation or any final year project, this is for you. Chances are you have succeeded in many aspects of your studies already and made good...
Study skills for Media & Communications – what we can offer you
Recently some final year students in the School of Media & Communications expressed dismay over needing to deliver a presentation, having not had to do so since their first year at university. With the...
When you need help what should you do?
Our Study Skills Drop-ins are back this semester and are concentrating on study skills. You might be asking yourself ‘why?’. Well it’s a result of our analysis of the type of queries students had...
Library Assignment Drop-ins – A Fashion Students View
Hi my name is Nargis Akthar a 3rd year University of Sunderland student doing a placement at The Murray Library. I’m studying Fashion Design & Promotion doing a placement that involves working with the...