LibGuides: Essential Skills Portal: Skill Guides

Using Library Search
How to find the right sources; includes videos and quizzes.
Referencing Guide
Guidance on how to cite and reference correctly; includes guides, tools and webinars.
Researching for Assignments (Science)
Help for finding, evaluating and acknowledging sources.
Effective reading
Tips for reading and notetaking efficiently, and synthesising sources.
Literature reviews
Structure and write a good literature review or annotated bibliography.
Literature reviews (Health & Sciences)
How to find information for science or health-based literature reviews
Dissertations and research projects
Guidance for each stage of a research project, from planning to writing up.
Designing research posters
Resources which can help you to construct an effective research poster.
Success at master's level
Step up to the high expectations of tutors and employers at master's level.

Skill Guides