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Developing Digital Excellence
Developing Digital Excellence – staff development and training in February We have got a number of sessions for staff this month – many looking at some of the new ideas in the digital world, such as QR codes, data curation, and an interesting look at how you manage your digital identity. Sessions are developed by…
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Resources special!
Over the past few months, staff in information resources and our academic librarians have been working together to produce a newsletter dedicated to resources. We wanted to share with our colleagues important information about our collections and how they are being used. We have also highlighted some of the work…
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National Libraries Day 9th February 2013
Saturday 9thFebruary 2013 is National Libraries Day, a culmination of a week’s worth of celebrations in school, college, university, workplace and public libraries across the UK. More information can be found at the national library day homepage At Edge Hill we are promoting reading for pleasure – look out for…
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New skills for a new year – January Staff Development
The Learning Services staff development programme – Developing Digital Excellence begins again in January. We have got a wide range of sessions covering all 4 strands of the programme which will support staff across the university in their use of technology and hopefully enhance their knowledge and skills – and maybe learn something brand new.…
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Welcome back to….Exams!
This time of year sees a new start and resolutions for many people but for large groups of our students, it’s also exam time. Not something people probably relish at this time of year, so we are here to help. We are running an exam revision session on: Wednesday 9th January 2013 1.00pm – 2.00pm.…
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Visit Learning Services at Christmas
We are aware it’s the exam period in January and also for those of you undertaking a dissertation – the next few weeks might be when you have some free time. Learning Services will be here for you if you need some quiet study time. The University Library will be…
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Things to remember over Christmas….including our University Library opening times
As semester 1 comes to a close and the holidays are upon us, there a couple of things Learning Services would like to help you with. We are aware it’s the exam period in January and also those of you undertaking a dissertation – the next few weeks might be…
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Exciting new way to find out about resources
Learning Services staff in our Information Resources and Academic Support divisions have been working closely with our colleagues in the web team to develop a way to keep people up to date with all the new books as they arrive. This is a busy period for us as we buy books at the start of the…
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Winter Newsletter
Wow can you believe it’s almost the end of November and the end of Semester 1 is only 3 and a bit weeks away! Learning Services has had a busy few months with developments in all things technology – new webiste, new Edge Hill App and an app for a mobile freindly version of our…
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Support for developing academic skills
Learning Services launched its semester 1 timetable of skills session in October and within 2 weeks the whole of our programme (including the Saturday School in November) was fully booked. The programme ‘Steps to Academic Success’ is a range of academic skills workshops, providing students with opportunities to help them succeed…
