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Academic Skills: Using library databases - Business
If you are a business student, knowing what resources the library has and how to use them is vital. This session will introduce you to key sources of company information, market research, business articles and news.
02 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Using library databases – Arts and Humanities
It is vital for Arts and Humanities students to know what resources the library has and how to use them. This session will introduce you to key sources of eBooks, journal articles, digitised archives, media, and news and help you use them effectively.
02 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Chat With Us: Dissertation support
Starting to think about your dissertation? Trying to decide on your topic? Join us for our Chat With Us session on Tuesday 6 February and speak to one of our Faculty Librarians about choosing a topic for your dissertation, based on the resources available to you here at Durham.
06 February 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Business for non-Business students
Knowing what business-related resources the library has and how to use them could help you prepare for an interview, internship or job application.
08 February 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Elvet Room, Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Using library databases – Social Sciences
It is vital for Social Sciences students to know what resources the library has and how to use them. This session will introduce you to key sources of eBooks, journal articles, digitised archives, media, and news and help you use them effectively.
09 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Using library databases – Science
It is vital for Science students to know what resources the library has and how to use. This session will introduce you to key sources of eBooks, journal articles, digitised archives, media, and news and help you use them effectively.
09 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Writing dissertations - support from the Library
Preparing to write a dissertation can be daunting, especially when it comes to the literature review. The Library has extensive research collections to use for dissertations and provides guidance on how to use them effectively.
15 February 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Elvet Room, Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Introduction to Discover
Discover is the library search engine for locating and accessing books, eBooks, journal articles, theses, media and images. Using Discover effectively will save you time and energy and help contribute towards an efficient search strategy.
16 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Reading and evaluating sources critically
This session will show you how to critically evaluate sources and how to synthesise the ideas of others into your own writing, whilst accounting for your own subjective bias.
16 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Elvet Room, Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Academic Skills: Using eBooks effectively
Most reading lists contain eBooks, and they offer some advantages over their print equivalents.
22 February 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Elvet Room, Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections