Category Archives for training
Making the Most of Your Dissertation
The academic support librarian team have created a new subject guide called Making the Most of Your Dissertation, you can find it here: https://edinburgh-uk.libguides.com/dissertation This is one of the many subject guides created to help you with your studies. You … Continue reading
Update your digital skills
The Digital Skills team provide training and guidance on developing your digital and information literacy, desktop and IT productivity skills, to help you work, research and study more effectively, and to support continuing professional development. Find out more here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy/is-skills
Guidance on referencing and bibliographies
The Library has created a handy Libguide giving advice on referencing and compiling bibliographies. You can access it here: https://edinburgh-uk.libguides.com/referencing It includes tips on avoiding plagiarism, and links to further resources such as a workshop on how to choose which … Continue reading
Centre for Data, Culture & Society news
The University is happy to announce the launch of the Centre for Data, Culture & Society website! The Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS) is an initiative of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University … Continue reading
Exam revision with Lynda.com
Issue three of our Learning with Lynda.com at The University of Edinburgh newsletter, our student exam revision special* is now available to view online on your desktop computer, tablet or mobile. In this special edition you’ll learn how to: Improve … Continue reading
Festival of Creative Learning 2018
The University Festival of Creative Learning Innovative Learning Week will take place this year from 19th to 23rd February. You can find out more at their blog: https://festivalofcreativelearning.wordpress.com/
Information Security Awareness Week 2017
Information Security Awareness Week will be held on 2nd – 6th October 2017. The week will focus on why information matters to all University students and staff, the threats that we all face as users, and how you can take … Continue reading
News about our library resource lists service
News for our academic staff and course organisers: The new reading list system, Leganto is now live! You can view the new homepage at the current Resource Lists address: http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk To access resources on lists, or to start building/editing lists, … Continue reading
This is Information Security Awareness Week!
Monday 3rd – Friday 7th October 2016: This week is Information Security Awareness Week 2016. This year the focus will be on why information matters to all University students and staff, and how you can take some simple steps to … Continue reading
Digital skills training
Information Services Group (ISG) at the University of Edinburgh offer a wide range of courses to support digital skills development. Their current programme encompasses a variety of workshops on working with data, including: Creating a Data Management Plan for your Grant Application (Wednesday … Continue reading