Yeats Library Update: November 2023
In this month’s update we look at:
Welcoming St. Angela’s
Library Opening Hours
Graduation 2023
Database QuickDive: Euromonitor
EOLAS: Simple Search
EOLAS: Simple Search
Searching the Library
In this month’s feature will be exploring EOLAS: the library’s search engine. We’ll look at:
• What it is
• How it works
• How to conduct a simple search with it
Future-Proof Your Research
Going Independent
In this month’s feature we explore how and why you should make your research independent of the academic IT systems in which you created it. We’ll look at:
• Why should you do this?
• Your different digital identities
• Places you might have data stored.
• How to extract data to use it after your course is finished
Understanding Your Academic Project
In this month’s feature we explore how to understand your final project through its:
1. Scope
2. Format
3. Methodology
4. Research Methods
5. Referencing Style
Search Patterns: Refining Resource Searches
Would you like to listen to this month’s post? Searching for Resources In this month’s feature we cover methods that refine your resource searches. We’ll look at: The first two …
Managing Your Resources: EBSCO Folders
Would like to listen to this month’s post? Library Tools for your Research There are many different tools within the library system and website to help you manage your research. …
Referencing Advice
In this month’s feature we talk about referencing:
• What it is
• Harvard Style Referencing
• Referencing tools
Search Engines and Search Tips
In this month’s feature we talk about how search engines work, search techniques to find resources for academic projects and the importance of saving your both your searches and your results.
Thesis Writing: Finding Resources
This month we’re tackling how to find good quality resources for your dissertation or thesis.
Thesis Writing: Creating Your Research Question
This month’s feature: how to create your Research Question. Yeats Library guides you through a 5 Step process to help you build your research question for your thesis.