Library Learning Guides,
all formats
Jump to section:
Please note: Resource titles in bold are new or have been updated
Page Updated: October 2025
My Learning Essentials
DownloadWord doc versions are fully accessible. This version is ideal to share with students who may have limited internet bandwidth. |
InteractiveInteractive versions are accessible but can only be accessed with an internet connection. |
PodcastFew learning resources currently have a podcast or audio-only version. However we are working towards expanding our range. |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Integrity | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism through Good Academic Practice | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Breaking down the question | Launch ↗ | ||
| Choosing Your Dissertation Topic | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Delivering Your Presentation | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Designing Your Presentation | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Developing and communicating your argument | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Evaluating sources of information | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | Listen ▶ |
| Getting Started with Report Writing | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Getting Started with Search Tools | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Getting Started with Video-Based Assignments | Download ↘ | ||
| Getting the Most from Your Reading | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Group work | Launch ↗ | ||
| Introduction to effective group work | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Introduction to Journal Articles | Launch ↗ | ||
| Library support for assessment (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of assessment) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library support for Digital skills (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of digital skills) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library Support for Dissertations (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of dissertations) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library Support for Group Work (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of dissertations) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library Support for Presentations (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of presentations) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library support for Searching (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of searching and advanced searching) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library Support for Writing (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of writing) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Making the Most of Academic Feedback | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Managing Your Time Effectively | Download ↘ | ||
| Open Book Assessments | Download ↘ | ||
| Peer-Assessed Group Work | Download ↘ | ||
| Planning and Reviewing Your Search | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Planning Your Dissertation | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Planning Your Presentation | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Presentations: Considering Your Purpose and Audience | Download ↘ | ||
| Planning and delivering your presentation | Launch ↗ | ||
| Proofreading your writing | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Referring to Other Peoples Ideas in Your Work | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Revision strategies | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Strategies for Effective Note-Making | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Strategies for Effective Group Work | Download ↘ | ||
| Strategies for Effective Learning | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Tools for Collaborative Working | Download ↘ | ||
| Using Operators within Your Search | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Using Special Collections in Your Work | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Writing your literature review | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Writing Scientific Reports | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Writing an Abstract | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Writing Your Essay | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ |
Specialist Library Support
A large proportion SLS resources are instructional guides for online only tools and as such do not have a downloadable version.
Word documentWord doc versions are fully accessible. This version is ideal to share with students who may have limited internet bandwidth. |
InteractiveInteractive versions are accessible but can only be accessed with an internet connection. |
PodcastFew learning resources currently have a podcast or audio-only version. However we are working towards expanding our range. |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Conducting a Systematic Review | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Copyright Essentials for Teaching | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Copyright for Students: Who Owns What? | Launch ↗ | ||
| Copyright for Teaching Materials: Can I Use It? | Launch ↗ | ||
| Critical Appraisal for Medicine and Health Sciences | Download ↘ | ||
| Getting Started Searching for Business Data and Literature | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Getting started with Capital IQ Pro | Launch ↗ | ||
| Getting Started with EndNote Desktop | Launch ↗ | ||
| Getting Started with EndNote Online | Launch ↗ | ||
| Getting Started with Searching Fame | Launch ↗ | ||
| Glossary of Advanced Searching | Download ↘ | ||
| How to Save Your Search in ProQuest | Launch ↗ | ||
| How to Save Your Search in Web of Science | Launch ↗ | ||
| Library support for Business Data (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of buesiness data) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Library support for Referencing (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of referencing) |
Launch ↗ | ||
| Making Use of MeSH and Suggested Subject Terms | |||
| Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Certification | Launch ↗ | ||
| Preparing to Use Eventus and Converting the Results | Launch ↗ | ||
| Getting Started Searching for Business Data and Literature | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Searching and exporting your results from OVID | Launch ↗ | ||
| Searching Systematically | Launch ↗ | ||
| Using Bloomberg Professional | Launch ↗ | ||
| Proximity Searching in Databases | Download ↘ |
My Research Essentials
Word documentWord doc versions are fully accessible. This version is ideal to share with students who may have limited internet bandwidth. |
InteractiveInteractive versions are accessible but can only be accessed with an internet connection. |
PodcastFew learning resources currently have a podcast or audio-only version. However we are working towards expanding our range. |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymisation and Pseudonymisation of Research Data | Download ↘ | ||
| Data Protection Considerations | Download ↘ | ||
| Editing a Journal | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Find out How the Data Protection Principles Apply to Research | Download ↘ | ||
| How to Get Published in Academic Journals | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Keeping Your Research Data Secure | Download ↘ | ||
| Mindfulness for Postgraduate Researchers | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Obtaining Informed Consent | Download ↘ | ||
| Participant Engagement and Consent | Download ↘ | ||
| Participant Information Sheets | Download ↘ | ||
| Peer Review | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Raising awareness of your research | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Recruitment of Research Participants | Download ↘ | ||
| Research Data Explained | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Research Data Management | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Research with Additional Considerations | Download ↘ | ||
| Research with Children and Young People | Download ↘ | ||
| Research with Human Participants: Your Responsibilities under UK GDPR | Download ↘ | ||
| Sharing outputs throughout the research lifecycle | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| Start to Finish: Personal Data | Launch ↗ | ||
| Using Citation Analysis to Measure Impact | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ |