1. Off campus services, referencing help & support and general IT help
By Paul Biggs Librarian for Psychology, Sport & Exercise, Biology & Biomedical Sciences and Education
Title Slide

2. In This Session We Will Cover
How to join the SCONUL scheme to use another university library
Referencing help & support and reference management software
The main Library Resources page
Your student
Free copies of Microsoft Office
IT help from digital services
What we will cover in this session

3. Other places to look for literature -SCONUL
SCONUL Access is a scheme which allows members to use each other’s libraries.
It is free to join for staff and students and it allows members to borrow items (except for Full-Time Undergraduates, who are allowed reference purposes only.)
An on line application form, a list of participating libraries and information about the scheme are available via the Off Campus Support Page
If you have any queries please ask at the Customer Service desk or telephone for details.
SCONUL access

4. Other places to look for literature -SCONUL
SCONUL Access is a scheme which allows members to use each other’s libraries.
It is free to join for staff and students and it allows members to borrow items (except for Full-Time Undergraduates, who are allowed reference purposes only.)
An on line application form, a list of participating libraries and information about the scheme are available via the Off Campus Support Page
If you have any queries please ask at the Customer Service desk or telephone for details.
SCONUL access

5. Other places to look for literature – Open Access Resources
There are various Open Access Resources you can use to access free articles
Google Scholar
CORE
PubMed
OpenDOAR
EThOS (national thesis service from the British Library)
Most Academic Institutions have their own online repositories. We have one called STORE and the address is

6. Lynda.com – Brush up on your I.T Skills
Lynda.com contains thousands of instructional videos ranging from I.T to various business systems
Need to know how to use PowerPoint more effectively? Learn how via Lynda.com
For all courses completed you receive a certificate
Access Lynda via your Subject Resource page

7. Box of Broadcasts (BoB) allows you to watch, record and store television & radio programmes that are free to air
BoB can be accessed via the Subject Resource Page
Box of Broadcasts

8. You can also visit the APA website http://www.apastyle.org/
Referencing
Your Student Handbook should contain information around referencing. Please also read any assignment submission guidelines carefully. You should be using APA 6th Edition as a referencing style
We have a dedicated page for APA referencing Support and this can be found at
You can also visit the APA website

9. Reference Management Software
RefWorks is a Reference Management tool. Staffordshire University subscribes to RefWorks so you can access it using your username & password. Find out more via the RefWorks support page
Mendeley is also a Reference Management tool. It is free to sign up for and use. You can access Mendeley at

10. Academic Skills sessions
Throughout the year the Academic Skills Team run sessions held at the Thompson Library in Stoke
These sessions are advertised on the main Library Resources page
Get a Better Grade is suite of skills sessions we run for students

11. Your eMail address will appear like this example below
Your student
If you log onto a computer on campus, simply select the Outlook Icon and access your student
If you are off campus you can access your via and at the login prompt enter student\username
Your address will appear like this example below
Your Student

12. Free Copies of Microsoft Office 365
As a student you are entitled to download copies of Microsoft Office for the various devices you own
You will also be able to access and use Microsoft Office 365 (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Find out more via this link:
Free copies of Microsoft Office

13. If you need any IT help please eMail 3800@staffs.ac.uk
Please also see this link
IT Help