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Online events and training programme from the Library and Digital Skills.

Welcome to Library Live, the Library's online training events!

Library Live is our programme of online training events to help students develop the skills they need. These short online sessions will cover topics including searching for information, APA 7th referencing, reading, and more.

Please see our upcoming dates and booking forms, and view the workshops tab along the top of this page for session recordings and resources.

All sessions are held on Microsoft Teams. For one-to-one help or support, please contact us using the details below.

Upcoming events

Autumn 2024

Please see sessions and dates below, and follow the links to register. Please register using your University email address. You will need to be logged into your University of Huddersfield Office365 account to access the registration forms.


 

 
Getting started with searching 

Date: 11/10/2024

Time: 12-12.30pm

Description: This session will help you get the most out of Library Search, the library search engine and Google Scholar. It will cover the tips and tricks to finding the best information for your assignments.

 

Getting started with academic reading 

Date: 15/10/2024

Time: 12-12.30pm

Description: In this session, we will take you through tips and techniques to help you read academic texts, such as books and journal articles. We will also show you some tools that can make reading on screen easier and more accessible.

 

APA 7th for beginners 

Date: TBC

Time: TBC

Description: This session is an introduction to APA 7th, the University of Huddersfield's official referencing style. There will be an explanation of how to reference and cite using the style. There will be time for your questions which you can submit in advance on the registration form or ask on the day.

 

AI: Tips for research and learning 

Date: 05/11/24

Time: 12-12.30pm

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Managing your references 

Date: 21/10/24

Time: 13:00-13:30

Description: This session will introduce techniques for keeping our references organised, including software that can create automatic references for you. The software we will focus on during this session will be RefWorks and Mendeley.

 

Advanced literature searching

Date: 06/12/24

Time: 12-12.30pm

Description:

Contact

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