An introduction to resources at the library By the Academic Skills Team academicskills@staffs.ac.uk Title Slide

In this session we will cover How your librarian can help you How Study Skills Can help you What you need to know before you get started using our resources Why use Library Resources? Our contact details Usernames & passwords to access and use our resources Where do you search for information? Your Subject Resource Page for Education

How your librarian can help you We can help you find library resources for your study! You can book appointments with us. We can show you how our eResources work and how you can access information such as books, eBooks, journals and eJournals You can also eMail, phone or book an appointment with me. If you use our resources – it will help you get a better grade as you will be accessing primary and secondary information. So it’s really important that you make contact with me and the Academic Skills Team so we can help you get the best grade possible!

Contact your librarian eMail sarah.hall@staffs.ac.uk Phone 01782 294594 Generic eMail academicskills@staffs.ac.uk Currently located in room F300 in the library

How study skills can help you If you need to refresh your academic skills with academic writing, time management or you just want to enhance your presentation skills Contact our Academic Study Skills team and book an appointment Your Study Skills contact is Angela Evans http://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/Angela_Evans

Familiarise yourself with your Module Before you get started Familiarise yourself with your Module Read any Module Descriptors or related Support Materials related to your Module If you have any set assignments or tasks read the assessment criteria and make sure that you understand what you need to do in order to complete your assignment Make clear concise notes during your lectures and also when you are reading additional materials New to university life? Use our Assignment Survival Kit to help you plan your academic work http://www.staffs.ac.uk/ask/

Where do you search for information?

Why use library resources instead of just googling information?

Using the internet to find quality information Web information can be… Added by anyone (anyone can buy web space and create web pages) About anything (and does not have to be checked or accurate) Added from anywhere in the world Left without update or removed with no notice. Hoaxes /fake information (i.e. usually humour or parody sites which may or may not include disclaimers) Biased & only provide information to support one side of an argument

Student card is also your library card Postal loans are available The Library Service The Thompson Library in Stoke has the majority of books for your subject Thousands of books, journals, statistics, reports, newspapers, online resources, media resources, PC’s, printing, photocopying and scanning services Open 24 hours 7 days a week Student card is also your library card Postal loans are available Access your Library Account using your student username and password The Library Service

Your password is your date of birth in 6 digits Usernames & Passwords Your username is your student number which consists of 2 letters and 6 numbers. b123456f Your password is your date of birth in 6 digits ddmmyy This is also your account when using e-journals, e-books and databases

Your Subject Resource Page Your main Subject Guide will be the Education Subject Resource page http://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/education This is where you will find links to Library Resources for your subject area so please make a note or bookmark this page. Your Subject Resource Page