Complete the Academic Skills Audit to assess your current skills. (Access via Moodle course).

Moodle exercise: Create a personal development plan to outline the steps you will take to improve your skills. (Access via Library website).

• Intro to the Library module on Moodle
• Intro to the Library pages on Library website

Continue learning:

• Managing Information pages
• Organising information & planning your search workshop

Moodle exercise: Create a search strategy to plan & organise your research.

Alternative link to download a search strategy workbook as a Word document.

Link to Bing Copilot (or your preferred generative AI tool) for activity.

Install a reference management software (link to Zotero / link to EndNote)

• Managing information module on Moodle
• Managing information page (Library website)
• Search strategy guidance
• Reference management software page

Continue learning:

• Search skills page
• Advanced search skills workshop

Moodle exercise: Find academic sources in Library and using Google Scholar

Build on your search strategy (created in previous session).

Link to Bing Copilot (or your preferred generative AI tool) for activity.

• Advanced search techniques module on Moodle
• Search skills page
• Tips for Google/Google scholar

Continue learning:

• Try using Research Rabbit and Connected Papers for citation chaining
• Unlocking information page
• Accessing digital readings & sources workshop

Moodle exercise: Access academic sources using LibKey

Install LibKey Nomad

'Making the most of your digital reading' reading list

Link to Elicit AI tool (must create an account).

• Unlocking information module on Moodle
• Unlocking information page

Continue learning:

• Using information page
• Checking source quality & verifying information workshop

• Checking & using sources module on Moodle
• Checking source quality page

Continue learning:

• Referencing page
• Why and how to reference workshop

Your referencing style guide

Online sessions:

• Pen & paper

In person sessions:

• Lego blocks (will be provided)

• Academic integrity & referencing module on Moodle
• Using information page

Continue learning:

• Using referencing tools workshop

Before the session:

Install Microsoft Word (free to members of the university)

Install a reference management software (link to Zotero / link to EndNote)

Download an activity worksheet: 

• Check provided bibliographies.docx
• or Create your own bibliography.docx

Referencing activity: Practice your referencing style

Moodle exercise: Create bibliography for 6 sources using your referencing style

Make sure you know what your department's referencing style is!

• Referencing module on Moodle
• Referencing page
• Referencing styles page

Continue learning:

• Sharing information pages
• Making information inclusive workshop

Reference-check exercise: Look at the reference list on this article. How diverse or inclusive is the list (just look at the top 10 authors).

Moodle exercise: Share annotated bibliography along with a short reflection on whose voices can be heard in the sources you've selected.