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Learning Support – Waterford

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SETU Waterford Libraries’ learning support programme is designed to help students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level to become competent library users and to develop independent research skills.

These sessions are available via Zoom, or in person.

Training in the Luke Wadding Library

Lecturers are invited to book in their student groups for library tutorials by using the link on this page.

Library training is best booked after students have received the details of their assignments.

Training in College Street:

To book training in the College Street Library, contact: Diarmuid McIlhinney, Ext. 2262 or email [email protected])

Introduction to Library Resources

  • Finding books and ebooks
  • Developing an effective search strategy
  • Finding journal articles in MultiSearch

Library Resources for Literature Review / Research project

  • Searching subject specific library databases
  • Finding journal articles using advanced search techniques
  • Ebooks for research

Referencing – APA or Harvard style

  • Understanding why and when to reference
  • How to apply APA or Harvard style

EndNote Online

  • Online reference management tool
  • Store, manage and organise references
  • Automatically create and format citations and bibliographies in MS Word

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Library Resources for Researchers (Postgraduates)

  • Library services and resources for researchers
  • Managing search results/references
  • Finding important papers and prominent researchers in your field

Scopus/Web of Science

  • Curated abstract and citation databases
  • Metrics and analytical tools for articles, journals and authors
  • Discover who is researching what in global literature and where they are doing it
  • Excellent resource for Researchers

One to One Library Help

One to one training sessions are intended to give personalised, in-depth library support for SETU undergraduate students, postgraduate students and staff.  One to one training is delivered either in person or online via Zoom and is available Monday – Friday.

So, whether you are starting out in the first year of your course or looking for a refresher on library databases we are here to help you.

The session will:

  • Refer you to the best online databases for your assignment
  • Help you find the full-text of the books, ebooks and journal articles you need
  • Provide guides on your subject area
  • Help you to find good quality resources on the internet
  • Address any other library related queries you have

You can sign up for a session using the link on this page. We will contact you within two working days to schedule and/or confirm the session.

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