Category Archives for training
Improve your library search skills with our LibSmart series 1 and 2!
The Academic Support Librarian team and colleagues across the Library services have produced a series of modules which students can work through at their own pace, via our VLE (virtual learning environment), Learn. LibSmart 1 launched last September and helped … Continue reading
Digital Skills Festival this May
The ISG Digital Skills & Training team will be hosting an online Digital Skills Festival from 24 to 28 May 2021. The week will be divided into 5 themes: Monday – Information, Data and Media Literacies Tuesday – Digital Creation, … Continue reading
LibSmart on Learn
The Library have launched a new course on Learn for all students who would like to improve their library research and discovery skills. LibSmart goes live on 7th September 2020 as a self-enrol course. You can access the LibSmart course … Continue reading
Primary resource databases from ProQuest: new deal!
The University Library is pleased to announce a new deal whereby we now have access to around 350 ProQuest databases for primary sources. The ProQuest Access 350 subscription gives us access to: c.300 new primary source databases from ProQuest and … Continue reading
Improve your library search skills with LinkedIn Learning!
Did you know that you can take an online course to improve your library search skills, using LinkedIn Learning? Just go to your account on MyEd, then: Students should choose Studies > Study Tools > Build your skills > LinkedIn Learning. Staff … Continue reading
Support for revising from home
The University has a wide range of guidance and support for students revising for exams from home. The IAD provides an online Exam Bootcamp on Learn, which includes revision advice. See https://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-academic-development/undergraduate/exambootcamp You can also find lots of great online … Continue reading
Working online using digital library resources
All students are encouraged to access our many digital library resources to help continue their studies remotely. You can access the library journal article databases for your subject here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases/databases-subject-a-z You can access your subject guides here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/subject-guides You can … Continue reading
Dissertation Week 2020
UPDATE: 16th March 2020: due to the current pandemic the Dissertation Fair has been cancelled. Some of the online dissertation support sessions will still go ahead. Please see the Main Library twitter feed for details, or go to https://twitter.com/EdUniLibraries The … Continue reading
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