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My Learning Essentials
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| 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) |
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| Library support for digital skills (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of digital skills) |
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| Library support for dissertations (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of dissertations) |
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| Library support for group work (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of dissertations) |
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| Library support for presentations (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of presentations) |
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| Library support for searching (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of searching and advanced searching) |
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| Library support for writing (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of writing) |
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| 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 people's 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 in 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
Many 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. |
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PodcastFew learning resources currently have a podcast or audio-only version. However we are working towards expanding our range. |
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| 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) |
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| Library support for referencing (this page links to all resources and formats on the topic of referencing) |
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| 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
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| 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 ↘ | ||
| Managing your research profiles: ORCID, Scopus, Web of Science, and Pure | Download ↘ | Launch ↗ | |
| 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 ↗ |