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Woodlands Library invites you to drop in
On Thursday 22nd March, the staff at the Woodlands Library will be hosting an open event between 12 noon and 2.30 pm. Come along and meet colleagues from:
- Learning Technology Development – eBooks and Learning Edge on your mobile device.
- Academic Skills – eResources the easy way with Discover More.
- Student Services – financial help for part-time students.
- Students’ Union – membership and benefits.
There will be an opportunity to enter our prize draw and browse our latest titles. For more information on how to find us check out the Woodlands Campus map on the corporate website.
Do visit us, we’ll be delighted to meet you.
Woodlands Library Team
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Step up to Harvard referencing: find out how with Steps to Success
If you’re still getting to grips with using Harvard referencing, come along to the session on Tuesday 20 March as part of the Steps to Success series which has been designed to help you to improve your academic skills.
You can find out how to reference some commonly used (and some less commonly used!) sources in your assignments including books, journals, reports and websites and you can also learn more about different ways to reference by using direct quotations and paraphrasing.
You can book a place at:
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/org/1820072947?s=4818699.
Tuesday 20 March 2012 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Development Room S7, 2nd floor, LINC building
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Red (t-shirt) alert!
Have you noticed the Student Assistants resplendent in their red t-shirts at the Ask desk on the first floor of the University Library, Ormskirk?
Research at other universities has shown that students can benefit from ‘peer to peer support’, hence the move to introduce Student Assistants into the library.
Students themselves have indicated that if they have got a query they would prefer to ask their peers first before they would approach a member of staff.
According to The University of Manchester,
‘There is strong evidence that Peer Support has a positive influence on students’ experience of their time at University, both academically and socially.’
The Student Assistants are trained in the use of library and learning resources, study skills and basic IT functions. They can also help students to understand the layout of the library.
The Student Assistants offer an additional layer of support to complement the work of the staff at the Ask desk and the flexible IT support staff.
Next time that you are in the University Library say ‘Hello’ to the Student Assistants and if you’ve got a query, don’t be afraid to ask.
For more information please contact [email protected]
