Library support
Library support
Developing your students' academic skills
The Library Academic Support Team can support you in developing your students’ skills in:
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Information and digital literacy
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Academic communication
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Maths and statistical analysis
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Using IT
For all these areas, the Team provides academic skills teaching embedded in the curriculum, a programme of generic workshops and webinars and an opportunity for one-to-one support through short appointments with Academic Librarians and Academic Skills Tutors
Digital and information literacy
Academic Librarians work in partnership with academic staff to ensure that information and digital literacy skills are embedded into the curriculum.
Contact the Library Academic Support Team to:
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Arrange in-curriculum teaching sessions within your modules
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Arrange Library inductions for new students
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Ask about the other ways they can support your students
Look at our online subject guides which encourage students to become self-reliant in their library research and in the use of information technology.
Academic Communication, IT and Maths/Statistics
Academic Skills Tutors and Academic Librarians work in partnership with academic staff to ensure that academic communication, IT and maths/statistics skills are embedded into the curriculum. Please contact your Academic Librarian for more information or to arrange a session.
Skills for Learning provides a website, workshops and one-to-one appointments on topics such as academic writing, research skills and statistical analysis.
See our Academic Skills Prospectus for further details about in-curriculum sessions.
To request an in-curriculum session for your students, please complete our online request form.
Online learning environments
MyBeckett is the University's virtual learning environment. Support materials for staff using MyBeckett and other systems such as Pebblepad and Turnitin include:
MyBeckett student guides are also available on the Library website.
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Page last updated: 23/08/2019
