Organising & planning your searches (in person) In-Person
Overview:
This 1 hour workshop covers how to organise information for your course and research. In this session, you will learn how to create a search strategy to keep you organised throughout your research, maximise time, avoid errors, and reduce stress. Organisation skills are important for all levels of study and research, so this session is open to everyone! Come along to practice skills, learn alongside your peers, and get instructor feedback.
Key areas covered:
- Managing documents and your digital environment
- Stay on top of your readings by using reading list organisation tools
- Using organisation tools such as reference management software
- Organising your research by creating a search strategy
Supporting resources:
- Prepare for this session by taking a look at our Skills at Library section on organising/managing information.
- Check the Reading List section of the Intro to the Library page for a reminder of how to access your course readings and use the list tools to organise your reading.
- For support and tools to make your readings more accessible, check the accessibility page from the Library homepage
Essex students: book your place here!
We encourage students to book onto our workshops via CareerHub in order to keep a record of their learning
Don't have access to CareerHub? You can register below.
Related LibGuide: Skills at Library by Oona Ylinen
- Date:
- Tuesday 5 March 2024
- Time:
- 13:00 - 14:00
- Time Zone:
- UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
- Location:
- Library Learning Room
- Campus:
- Colchester
- Audience:
- Postgraduate - Taught Undergraduate
- Categories:
- Workshop
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