St Mary's University Library: Recent Episodes
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Summer break is a time for relaxation, no doubt...but it doesn't mean you stop learning! Follow these three tips to keep enthused about your studies, and enjoy some 'leisurely learning' over the Summer.
In this podcast, we discuss how to get started with your research paper - noting how best to narrow down the huge pile of articles you've accumulated! Where do you start? In this podcast, we provide some tips...
Join us in an interview with Learning Technologist Abbi Shaw, discussing the importance of blogging, the value it brings, and some top tips for getting started.
We are being inundated daily if not hourly with news and information about coronavirus. In this podcast, we offer some tips for finding reliable information.
We cover the difference between paraphrasing and quoting in your assignments - how should we include them in our essay?
Reflecting upon the short story in the previous episode, we consider what this story might teach us about how we search for resources. We then discuss the 'strategic cycle' to employ when searching for resources.
We begin to consider the importance of conducting a well-thought search strategy. Firstly, a short story about a man who was not so effective at procuring what he wanted - in a world where wishes always came true.
In the first episode of this series on referencing, we discuss what referencing is and why it's important to do so in your assignments.
In this episode we answer the question: Can I use Wikipedia in my research? You will hear about the bad news...learning under which circumstances you should not use Wikipedia for your research.
How can you make the most out of your resource list on Moodle? Listen to this short episode for some top tips.
In this episode we answer the question: Can I use Wikipedia in my research? You will hear about the good news...learning under which circumstances it might be useful to use Wikipedia when conducting your research.