Grow good study habits with Skills @ Library
As the new academic year begins, it’s the perfect time to think about setting some new habits to get off to a flying start! Perhaps you worked so hard last year that you felt burnt out, or you reckon you might need to kick it up a gear. Read on to find out how the library can help you grow some good study habits this year.
Discover all the ways how the library can help you this year with their Quick Start online tool.
- Referencing Tools
Are you that person who leaves referencing to the end, scrambling to find page numbers, with no idea where on earth your quotes came from? Make use of EndNote, a reference manager that keeps all your sources in one place and is free to all University of Leeds students!
Skills@Library’s comprehensive referencing guides are also a must-bookmark for every student, whether you’re trying to reference anything from an academic paper to a tweet, this tool will tell you how to do it properly.
2. Workshops
Feel like you could do with brushing up or learn more on basic academic skills after a summer -off? Start going to some of the many workshops at Skills@Library. From overall advice such as planning research projects and essays to the nitty gritty technical bits such as grammar, sentence structure, and statistics, the library offers loads of resources to help you feel confident in your work.
3. PebblePad
You may have heard about PebblePad but never been too sure what it actually does. If you want to make the most of the resources the uni has to offer, check out this handy blog on what PebblePad can do for you. with all the juicy details on how you can make the most out of this handy tool.
4. Online Resources
If you don’t fancy a workshop, check out Skills@Library’s complete guides on academic topics to get in the habit of finding the information you don’t know. From academic integrity to essay help, one-to-one support and year-specific help, there are tonnes of resources at the library for you to get into the habit of using.
