• Red (sweatshirt) Alert!

    Have you noticed our student assistants, resplendent in their red sweatshirts who are based 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…

  • 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…

  • EHU loves Reading – share our passion and win an eReader

    “To read is to be entertained, challenged, reminded, enthralled or changed”. Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate Learning Services invites all staff and students to share their love of reading with us. Just let us know in 140 characters why books are close to your heart and have the opportunity to win an eReader. You can…

  • 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…

  • How do you use your reading list?

    We have recently conducted a survey into reading lists as part of a larger project which is looking at how reading lists are used within the University and how we can put them at the centre of learning. We have been looking at this solely from a Learning Services perspective and we sent out a student questionnaire via…

  • Support for Research

    The library offers individual assistance and support to staff and students engaged in research. This includes advice on: Locating information resources Literature searching Using electronic journals and databases Current awareness Managing bibliographic data Academic writing. Your academic liaison librarian can offer help on finding information relevant to your subject area. For full details of the…

  • 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…

  • Developing Digital Excellence – November staff development

    Learning Services’ focus for staff development is on effective use of technologies; in the classroom, the office, interacting with students or undertaking research.  In November we have an extensive range of events across all four strands.  Here are some examples of events we are running across the month. • The Digital Classroom – using SMART…

  • Discover Free to Use Software

    In today’s climate when the cost of things seem to be on the increase, it can be a relief to hear about something with the potential of making your studies more affordable. We all know how software can help us with our studies.  Occasionally we need to purchase specific software to do a particular task,…

  • Dyslexia Awareness Week

    Dyslexia Awareness Week 8th to 14th October. Want to know what support is available from the SpLD Support Team or know more about Dyslexia and other Specific Learning Difficulties? Visit the SpLD Support Team stand in the HUB.  Staff will be available throughout the week. Seven TextHelp prizes won every day this week. To mark…