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Information skills support

Discover how to find, evaluate and manage information through our online training events and resources.

 

What are information skills?

Information skills are important for your studies, research and life after university. Developing these skills will help you to find, assess and use information in the most effective way.  

  • Finding resources for your assignments and research
  • Using databases
  • Evaluating information to assess relevance, quality and reliability
  • Searching for evidence for a systematic review
  • Referencing and using EndNote
 

Learning resources

Your subject guide

Discover the key resources for your subject area from books and journals to subject databases and specialist information

 

Information skills

Our collection of online resources introduces you to a wide range of information skills. Work through them at your own pace and revisit them anytime.

 

Using EndNote

Find out how to use EndNote to manage your references. 

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Webinars and one-to-one appointments

Join our weekly themed webinars for an insight into different the different areas of information skills or request a one-to-one appointment to delve further into a specific question.

Upcoming sessions

Navigating information on the web

Date
18/03/2025
Description
Discover how to search the web more effectively by using advanced search functionality and social media. This webinar is suitable for undergraduate and masters students in all subjects.

Using EndNote

Date
18/03/2025
Description
Want to find out more about using EndNote to keep track of references you find through your literature searches? This webinar is suitable for all students.

Spotlight on Scopus (Sciences)

Date
19/03/2025
Description
Find out how to use Scopus, a broad multidisciplinary database suitable for all subject areas, to search effectively for information. This webinar is suitable for all students.

Searching for evidence for a systematic review

Date
20/03/2025
Description
Doing a systematic review for a project or dissertation? Expand your knowledge of the literature searching process in this webinar. This webinar is suitable for undergraduate and masters students doing systematic reviews for projects or dissertations.

Resource Spotlight: MLA International Bibiliography (Modern Languages)

Date
21/03/2025
Description
Find out how to use MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), a literature, modern languages and linguistics database to search effectively for information. This webinar is suitable for all students studying Arts and Social Science subjects.

Searching for evidence for a systematic review

Date
24/03/2025
Description
Doing a systematic review for a project or dissertation? Expand your knowledge of the literature searching process in this webinar. This webinar is suitable for undergraduate and masters students doing systematic reviews for projects or dissertations.

Spotlight on JSTOR (Humanities and social sciences)

Date
24/03/2025
Description
Find out how to use JSTOR, an arts and social science subject database to search effectively for information. This webinar is suitable for students studying Arts and Social Science subjects.

Advancing your literature searching skills (Arts)

Date
25/03/2025
Description
Develop your literature searching skills and explore your subject databases to find information for projects and dissertations. This webinar is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and masters students studying Arts subjects.
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Support for teaching

Request a tailored information skills session for your students or embed our asynchronous resources in your modules to support coursework and assignments.

To find out more visit Support for teaching.

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Nottingham, NG7 2NR

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