Library Research Support: Training

Example Resources

Here we will provide links to additional resources from workshops we run (or usually run).

What others have said...

• “step by step instructions and one-to-one help” Subject databases
• “Good. Fast. Relevant.” Subject databases
• “I found it useful … I think many people have only a superficial understanding of GS even if they use it daily.” Google Scholar
• “Makes a practical difference to how I will search the web.” Google Scholar
• “step by step guide, and time for students to practice ourselves.” Doctoral Theses
• “Very clear whilst taking us through the different options” Historic Newspapers
• “It was an incredibly useful workshop … it gave me a real example of different search strategies.” Effective Search Strategies
• “Style of presentation was good, involvement of the 2 presenters was good, encouraged a range of critical approaches to literature.” Critical Reading
• “My departmental library induction was far too brief. More helpful information was given in this session.”Introduction to the Library for PGRs
• “Very clearly structured, looking at the type of search and then the required technique” Effective Search Strategies
• “The topic was new to me, so was pitched at exactly the right level” Managing and Sharing Research Data
• “Both theoretical and practical… Features of databases that I ignored before” Subject Databases
• “Left with an awareness of how easy it is to follow the rules of copyright, and some of the dangers of not doing so.” Copyright
• “helped provide me with the basic information on Journal Impact and where to find information such as an author's h-index. It will be useful for future journal submission consideration.” Tracking your Research Impact
• “Caught me out in my own bad habits.” Critical Reading
• “It was an incredibly useful workshop - one of the best I have attended. The chance to practice was good since it gave me a real example (applied to my research)” Effective Search Strategies