Library & IT Sign-up Workshops October-December 2016

We have a range of hands-on workshops running during October, November and the start of December so if you are looking for help with your coursework, project or dissertation, these are for you!

Book a place and find more info here (or you can click on the Eventbrite calendar at the bottom of the blog)

Topics include:

• Finding literature – journal articles, law resources, market research
• Referencing using Abertay Harvard Style
• RefWorks (get to grips with using this reference management tool – no more manually typing reference lists and citations.  Magic!)
• Managing long documents
• Working with data in Excel
• Managing your digital footprint
• And much more!  See below for full list of workshops, dates, times, and locations

All workshops are held in the Library Building in Seminar Room A or Seminar Room B.

If you would like any more information about any of these workshops, or have suggestions for others you would find useful, please let us know

StudySkills@Abertay – Get Started Using Abertay’s Information and Study Skills Resources

Did you know there’s one place where you can access all the online help, guides and tutorials available from Library Services and Learner Development Services?  Well, there is!

What is it?

StudySkills@Abertay pages are designed to enable all students, whether full-time, part-time, or distance learners, to get started using Abertay’s information and study skills resources.

What does it help me with?

• Find out when Library, IT & Learner Development drop-in sessions and workshops are held
• How to find information for coursework
• How to reference sources used in coursework
• Which referencing style to use
• How to format your dissertation
• How to structure coursework
• How to take notes
• How to find feedback on coursework submitted to Blackboard
• And lots more! (for full details check the menu topics on the left of the screen)

Where is it?

StudySkills@Abertay is available via Blackboard (under the ‘Blackboard Resources’ section) – no registration necessary!  If you’re a student here, you’ve got access to this incredibly useful resource.

Go to StudySkills@Abertay right now using this link

 

Resource Alert: Scheduled Maintenance ProQuest Ebook Central Saturday 15th October 2016

The ProQuest Ebook Central platform will be unavailable for approximately three hours on Saturday15th October 2016, from 6pm to 9pm, due to scheduled maintenance.

If you have any questions about this, or any other Library resource, please contact us

Students: Win a £50 Amazon voucher!

We need you to complete a short questionnaire on our current University Library facilities for the chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher.

The University is planning to upgrade and redevelop the Library building and transform it into a true 21^st century learning environment. Student feedback is vital in the planning of this space – it’s your library, so we would like you to tell us what you want!

Click on the link below to complete the short questionnaire and in turn you will be entered in to a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher – remember to fill in your student number to be entered in to the draw.

Library Feedback Questionnaire

Copies of the questionnaire are also available at the SEZ desk in the Library.

The closing date for completion of the questionnaire is 21^st October. The winner will be announced shortly after.

If you have any queries, please contact businessservices@abertay.ac.uk.