LibSmart: All students now automatically enrolled! TAGS: exam prep | information literacy | LibSmart | online resources | reading lists | research | students | studying | welcome We’re very excited to let you know that from this year onwards all students at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level will automatically be enrolled in our LibSmart online information literacy course! …Continue reading →

Critical Approaches to Libraries (CALC) 2023 TAGS: antiracism | conference | critical information skills | Diversity | information literacy | Library | online resources I attended the CALC Conference on 24th and 25th May and can thoroughly recommend this annual event to other professionals interested in critical librarianship. The gathering was welcoming and introduced …Continue reading →

E-Resource trial: Skills for study TAGS: critical information skills | databases | digital skills | e-resources | exams | information literacy | Library | online resources | references | resources | study skills As we’re midway through the second semester, many eyes are turning to assignments and thinking ahead to final exams. Did you know that we’ve recently secured a trial of the …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 →

Have you heard about LibSmart? TAGS: assignments | digital skills | information literacy | LibSmart | online | online resources | resources | self-enrol We’re midway through the first semester now, and many students will have settled into the routine of lectures, seminars and practical class preparation. You may even be thinking ahead to …Continue reading →

Welcome! Key library resources for 2022/23 TAGS: digital skills | DiscoverEd | information literacy | Library | LibSmart | online resources | reading lists | students | subject guides It’s been a bit quiet here on the ASL blog for the past couple of months and that’s because August and September are always spent preparing for the start of …Continue reading →

Recordings of Lunchtime Seminars: Decolonising and Diversifying the Library TAGS: antiracism | decolonialising | Diversity | e-resources | information literacy | online resources | reading lists | resources | students | subject guides | unconscious bias Our recent post on Decolonising and Diversifying the Library introduced the short seminar series the ASL team ran during lunchtimes in July. We’re delighted to be able to follow up …Continue reading →

Lunchtime seminars: Decolonising and Diversifying the Library TAGS: antiracism | critical information skills | decolonialising | decolonising and diversifying | digital skills | Diversity | equity | information literacy | lunchtime seminars | reading lists | resources | students | unconscious bias We held our first of three Decolonising and Diversifying the Library lunchtime seminars last week, on the topic of Diversity in First Year Scots Law Reading Lists. The recording (39 …Continue reading →

LILAC 2022: Being Better Teachers TAGS: academic writing | conference | critical information skills | digital skills | E-book | e-books | information literacy | journal club | online resources | pandemic | students In our third and final post about the LILAC conference (you can find part one here and part two here) I wanted to touch on the topic of becoming better …Continue reading →

LILAC 2022: Power structures in library and information services TAGS: antiracism | class | critical information skills | databases | decolonialising | Diversity | e-resources | information literacy | Library | online resources | open access | power structures | resources | subject guides | subject headings | unconscious bias Last month, three of our Academic Support Librarians team attended the LILAC conference. LILAC is a conference for librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are interested in …Continue reading →