Information Skills Training Courses Gallery

See the links below for all of training courses that were created by the InfoSkills participants as part of their individual assignment. The training courses have been categorised by their topic:

Library induction

• Library induction (1) 

• Library induction (2) 

• Finding the good stuff - getting the most from your library service 

• The library as your Project information partner: an introduction to Library Services

• Finding Information @ University Library 

Electronic resources training

• How to use the internet to get better marks for your assignments – why a Google search isn’t good enough 

• Finding the evidence with embase.com 

• The library as a gateway to knowledge: using the library’s homepage together with online resources

• Using and searching the electronic resources and databases available within library catalogue 

• E-resources @ school and beyond  

• E-Books at your fingertips 

Literature Searching 

• Locating research and managing references

• Essential library research skills for engineering

• Beyond the Basics: Advanced Literature Searches in an Education Database

• Thinking outside your textbook: find, use and reference resources for your assignment.

• The library as a gateway to knowledge: using the library’s homepage together with online resources 

• Digging deeper: searching for scholarly literature using citation indexes 

Critical Appraisal 

• Evaluating Information Sources:  Are they gold standard or costume jewellery?

• If it is on the Internet it must be true!  – How do you evaluate web sites? 

Reference Management

• Working with Endnote
• Use it? Cite it. How to Reference Resources for Your Research

Inter-Library loans 

• Not in stock?  What next…

Social Media 

• The Ins and Outs of Social Media.