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DIY Library: Create your own Catalyst
How can you make the most of Catalyst and all it has to offer? Follow this step-by-step guide below to create the beginning of your very own Catalyst experience.Step 1: Find your time
At Catalyst you definitely won’t be short for time – the building is open 24/7 during term. This means whether you’re up nice bright and early for the day ahead, or a night owl, Catalyst has you covered. Just bring along your UniCard past 8pm to enter the Catalyst doors.
Step 2: Find your space
Catalyst has no shortage of space. Split into four floors, Catalyst has catered for its various types of students, offering a groupwork space to work collaboratively, quiet study zones and a silent floor for those who prefer no noise at all. With computers based on every floor, and bookable individual or group study rooms, students can find their preferred working space at ease. One hundred laptop loans are offered on the ground floor too, where students can borrow laptops at the swipe of their card and find their perfect study space.
Step 3: Find your resources
Whether you need books, ebooks, journals, online journals or audio-visual resources, Catalyst has your back. With over 200,000 available resources you are spoilt for choice with material to help you with your assignments.
Needing to use an online journal? Edge Hill’s Discover More page locates any materials, both online and in the library, that are available to you, all easily accessible. Use these resources to create your own collection of information.
Step 4: Find your taste
Catalyst are proud to offer you 53.3° Café on the ground floor. With an array of hot and cold drinks and food to be tasted, why don’t you find your favourite bites from the new café?
Step 5: Now enjoy
Now enjoy! You have created your very own library experience where all that Catalyst has to offer is at your fingertips.
Need help?
Catalyst is home to three different services: Library and Learning Services, Student Services and Careers. These three services have been merged into the same building to provide a central point for all students to access the help, support and guidance they may need. Catalyst helpdesk is your first point of call for any queries, no matter how big or small, with any of the services.
We also offer UniSkills workshops for starting or developing your academic writing and 1-1 appointments with Student Advisors to ask about locating library resources, accessing the VLE and referencing.
However you may need it, Catalyst is here to help.
Written by: DYLAN BOOTH3rd Year Creative Writing Student
Student Advisor for Library & Learning Services
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Meet our Student Advisors
This year we welcome five new Student Advisors to our team: Dylan, Claire, Shelby, Rachel and Jade.
The Student Advisors are based in Catalyst and they are here to support you. The role of a Student Advisor is to provide help, support and guidance to other students on a peer to peer basis. The team are all current second, third year or Masters students and between them they bring a great variety of subject knowledge and experience, using all of that to support other students on their own University journey.
The support they provide revolves around getting the most out of your Library. They can help with searching the Library Catalogue for books and eBooks, using Discover More to find online journal articles, navigating Learning Edge, Harvard referencing and finding and accessing UniSkills academic support. They can also help you to develop a range of introductory academic skills and can introduce you to more specialised support where necessary.
Find out more about our Student Advsiors below and what they can help you with.
Name:
Dylan
Course:
3rd Year Creative Writing
Dream Job:
Poet
What do you do as a Student Advisor?
As a Student Advisor I support students in numerous ways. Students can book onto a 1-1 appointment with me to help find electronic and physical resources, with referencing, Discover More and with any general enquiries they have about the VLE. In the Catalyst we are available to help students with any enquiries they may have about printing, study spaces or general information about the Catalyst itself. If you see us, don’t hesitate to approach!
Name:
Claire
Course:
MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing
Dream Job:
Teaching / Supporting students with mental health difficulties
What do you do as a Student Advisor?
I work in Catalyst supporting students in accessing the resources they need, either by helping them search Discover More or the Library Catalogue. We also offer 1 to 1 appointments where we can support with assignment planning, note taking and referencing. I am always happy to share my experiences and coping strategies with other students.
Name:
Shelby
Course:
BSc (Hons) International Business
Dream Job:
Educational Development at Microsoft or Apple
What do you do as a Student Advisor?
As a Student Advisor I am based in the new Catalyst building which is made up of the Library and Learning Services. My role is to support students. I can help and assist students with several things such as:
- Helping student access the online library catalogue (Discover More)
- Help students find learning materials E.g. Books, eBooks, CDs, DVDs, Teaching Resources.
- How students can access a free television service called Box of Broadcasts and a free online course site called Learning with Lynda.
- Helping student access and use the online Learning Edge.
- Hosting 1-2-1 sessions on things like Harvard Referencing, Microsoft Office Basics, Learning Edge and many more.
There are many roles we under go as Student Advisors, but most of all we are here to share our knowledge and first hand experience as students ourselves. I personally enjoy my job and being able to help others in any way I can.
Name:
Rachel
Course:
3rd Year Early Childhood Studies
Dream Job:
CEO of a nursery chain
What do you do as a Student Advisor?
My role is to support students in making the most of all the learning services available to them in Catalyst and online. I help students find books, improve their referencing and navigate online resources through ‘Getting Started’ workshops as well as much more. I really enjoy offering students peer to peer support and helping them thrive!
Name:
Jade
Course:
3rd Year Nutrition and Health
Dream Job:
Within the Food Industry – Sourcing Food Ingredients
What do you do as a Student Advisor?
I work in the new Catalyst building for Learning Services, to assist students with all things to do with the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). I can help students with Harvard referencing or searching for journal articles on Discover More.
My job as a Student Advisor also involves:
- Delivering peer to peer support to other students
- Helping to locate physical and virtual resources within the library
- Providing individual help with Harvard Referencing
The best part of my job is helping to make students feel welcome in an unfamiliar environment. I can point you in the right direction of all the services in Catalyst, just ask!
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Study Happy Week
We are running a Study Happy campaign next week (Monday 22nd October – Friday 26th October). This campaign is aimed at promoting a happier and healthier study experience for students.
It is well known that one of the most important factors to be successful at University is your health and wellbeing, and sometimes we all need a little bit of a boost ?. It is important to find a good balance between valuable time for yourself and time for study. This week we will be providing free healthy drinks?, snacks? and activities. There will be free healthy snacks and water and you can take a well-earned break from your studies by taking part in the following activities: mindful colouring, stay organised with a planner, wordsearches, mindmap revision tips and time management tips. These activities are a great opportunity for you to take a break and have fun, spending time developing new time management and organisational skills. We will also have a Study Happy Book Display on the ground floor of Catalyst, so spend some time seeing what literature is available to help you with your studies.
Come along to Catalyst (11am-4pm) Monday 22nd October – Friday 26th October and get involved with Study Happy week.
