Training

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Training resources

The Campus Library has a growing collection of resources you can access in your own time to help develop your information literacy skills.

NEW - Rise of the Machines? What You Need to Know About AI! - in this Sway, discover what AI is and why you need to know about it to help you begin developing your own AI Literacy.

‘Library... in a Nutshell’ - is our series of interactive online modules giving you the chance to practise using Library Search, journals and literature searching to help improve your studies.

Evaluating information - is a Sway that will help you to develop tools and techniques you can use to evaluate information, discusses the phenomenon of fake news, and the importance of developing information and digital literacy.

Finding journal articles for your assignments - is a Sway that introduces you to the importance of using journal articles, creating an effective search strategy, and finding articles from the EBSCO databases.

Getting started with RefWorks - is a Sway that provides step-by-step guidance on using our reference management software, RefWorks, exporting references from the Library’s databases, and creating a quick bibliography.

YouTube - our YouTube channel has a wide range of short videos to help you when using Library Search to request items, find ebooks, access online journals, and lots more.

LinkedIn Learning - provides access to training on a huge variety of topics to support personal and professional development and growth as part of our digital skills programme, DigitalKeele. Completing courses inside LinkedIn Learning allows you to receive certifications, which you can present on your LinkedIn profile. How to access LinkedIn Learning for the first time.

The Eight Elements of DigitalKeele - develop your digital literacy with our digital skills programme, DigitalKeele by completing tasks and training across all eight elements. 

If you want to find out more about using health information, visit the Health Library’s training page. If you are from the School of Nursing & Midwifery and require training on how to literature search for an assignment please visit the 1 to 1 bookings page.

If you need more help...

Contact your Subject Liaison Librarian.