LibGuides: Finding and Using Information: Library Workshops

Smart Searching

Liz Dore presents this workshop to show you how to find relevant papers through database searches. The workshop also shows you how to think about your topic, choose your sources, build and save your searches.

Finding Information for your assignments

Finding Information for your assignments
When you have to find information for an assignment, it is really important that you know where to look and how to know that the information you are finding is the right scholarly content that your lecturers expect you to reference in your assignments.

This short workshop with the library will show you the best sources for your assignments and show you how to quickly find what you need for an assignment or project.

Overview of Library Services Semester 1 2020/21

Overview of UL Library Services
This overview was presented in Weeks 1 and 2 of Semester 1 to show students how to use the library online and in person this semester. The most recent updates about access and all library services is available on www.ul.ie/library

Sources for your assignment, FYP or Research

EHS Librarian, Liz Dore guides students through a selection of sources to choose and target for your fyp and research (books, journals, grey literature and websites).
Archivist Kirsten Mulrennan introduced students to the research potential of the library’s special collections and archives, including how to find and access primary sources.

Getting organised and managing your information

Getting organised with your information

Managing your time for better outcomes

Managing your time for better outcomes
Managing your time in the most effective and clever way allows you to accomplish more in a shorter period of time, thereby enabling you to prioritize essential tasks, freeing up more time on other aspects of college life and enabling you to get the most out of your time in University and achieving your potential as a UL graduate.

By incorporating a few simple time management techniques outlined in this session into your daily routine, it is possible to increase your learning opportunities at University, lower your stress, improve your focus and enhance other aspects of your life.

The library runs workshops on this topic, details on www.ul.ie/lbrary/events

Seven Steps to Assignment / Research Project Success

These slides are used in a librarian-led workshop that outlines the 7 Steps for Assignment and Project success. The workshops explains the importance of defining the scope of your assignment topic, and gives you tips about sources, your research strategy, searching, evaluating the results you get and the importance of referencing your sources.

Training and supports

Faculty Librarians can provide guidance and support on:

Defining topics/research questions (compiling a taxonomy of keywords)
Selecting useful resources (grey literature, internet searching etc)
Building an effective search strategy (combining free text terms and subject headings etc)
Selecting papers (inclusion, exclusion criteria)
Managing results (saving searches, using bibliographic management software)