Dissertation Support: Referencing for Law TAGS: Citations | dissertation | information skills | Legal databases | library training | online resources | OSCOLA | plagiarism | Referencing | research | subject guide | tips | Training | videos We’ve set up another date for our popular ‘Referencing for Law’ session, which is always well attended by UG and PG students alike. If you are not familiar with referencing …Continue reading →

Resolving to reference in 2023 TAGS: Citations | digital skills | dissertation | e-resources | information literacy | Library | LibSmart | online resources | Referencing | resources | students Whether you’re the type of person who makes New Years resolutions or not, we hope you’ll consider resolving to get comfortable with referencing this year. We have lots of resources …Continue reading →

Referencing, research: one-to-one appointments TAGS: appointment | databases | dissertation | information skills | Legal databases | online resources | postgraduate | Referencing | research | tips | Training | undergraduate Do you need help with your research? Have you got yourself into a muddle using legal resources online? Do you just need to know what you need to know? Book …Continue reading →

Ridicule and research support: Library Twitter strikes back! TAGS: dissertation | Diversity | information skills | informationskills | keywords | Legal databases | news | online resources | power structures | research | resources Library and research branches of Twitter were outraged recently when two American Law students published a paper in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy relating to abortion rights. …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival from the student perspective TAGS: data literacy | digital skills | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | information literacy | online resources | reference managers | resources | SAGE Research Methods database | students Dissertation. A word that scares and confuses many students, including me. It seems like a difficult and mysterious concept that most of us must deal with at some point on …Continue reading →

A guide to subject guides TAGS: dissertation | online resources | students | subject guides One of the key parts of our role as librarians is to help staff and students find the things they need to complete their work. One way in which we …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival Blog: Engineering Village resources for dissertations TAGS: Covid-19 | databases | digital skills | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | Engineering Village | students Introduction The day has finally arrived, the end of my Dissertation Festival Blog series. To recap, the Library’s Dissertation Festival is a collaborative effort from the Library, Digital Skills department …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival Blog: How to use the library remotely for your dissertation TAGS: Books | Covid-19 | DiscoverEd | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-books | e-journals | inter-library loan | Library | online | student blog | students | VPN Introduction It’s time for the second blog! These dissertation festival blogs are an opportunity for me to share my thoughts on the Dissertation Festival Events I have attended. For those …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival Blog: So… what is a systematic review? TAGS: Covid-19 | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | Library | online | students | Systematic review Introduction Welcome to the first of three blogs, where I document my Dissertation Festival Experience. For those who don’t know, the Library’s Dissertation Festival is a collaborative effort from the Library, …Continue reading →

Training and dissertation support TAGS: databases | dissertation | ebooks | information skills | Legal databases | library services | library training | online resources | Referencing | Training We know it’s that time of year where dissertation research is many students’ top priority so we have scheduled some events that we hope will help you prepare for the …Continue reading →