Yeats Library Update: September 2023
In this month’s update we cover:
Starting a New Academic Year
Induction for New Students
Term Service Resumes
News
ATU Library Transition Project: Phase 2
Integrating McKeown Library
In this month’s feature we look at the integration of St. Angela’s McKeown Library and Academic Writing Centre into the ATU Library service we’ll cover:
• Moving to a shared LMS
• Expanding our databases collection to accommodate St. Angela’s students.
• Other services for ATU Sligo and ATU St. Angela’s
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
Referencing: Harvard Style Details
Would you like to listen to this month’s post? Referencing Styles There are many different types of referencing styles. Each has developed for use in a specific academic discipline and …
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.
ATU Library Service Transition Project:
In this month’s feature, we cover Phase 1 of the ATU Library Service Transitions Project. This change will affect your digital identity with the ATU Library Service and all your accounts with our databases. This change will be implemented on Monday 5th September 2022. For more information please rread our full article.