Transcript Supporting Group Study Projects Lisa Anderson, Library Services, 2007/08 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

Supporting Group Study
Projects
Lisa Anderson, Library Services, 2007/08
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
I am setting my cohort a group
project. They will need to research
the topic and present their findings.
How can Library Services support
this type of group / independent
learning?
Group study rooms
•Several group study rooms in the Main Library
with varying levels of facilities including
webcam, PC, plasma screen, whiteboard, and
flipcharts.
•All of the rooms can be booked by students at
the Main Library, Reception and Information
Desk.
•They can be booked for up to two hours at a
time.
Online learning resources


GEL (Guide to Effective Learning) goes through all of
the key steps of the research process.
– http://www.gel.bham.ac.uk
Skills for Campus
http://www.gel.bham.ac.uk/Skills4Study.shtml
– Improving your reading and note-making
– Developing your academic writing
– Critical Thinking
– Referencing and Plagiarism
Online Learning Resources (2)

Netskills
– http://www.skills.bham.ac.uk/resources/onli
ne.shtml#netskills
 Course documentation
– http://www.skills.bham.ac.uk/resources/doc
umentation.shtml
IT Skills Training
Undergraduate students can register for online,
self paced, IT training courses via the Course
List at:
http://www.weblearn.bham.ac.uk/selfenrol/
Via this service they can learn how to use:
•Excel, Word, Access
•European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
•Study Skills – plagiarism, critical thinking
Guides

You can read the Library guide to Search
techniques
http://www.library.bham.ac.uk/searching/guides/
skillsguides.shtml
Information Resources
•Availability of print material can be checked
via the library catalogues:
http://libcat.bham.ac.uk/
•Electronic material can be accessed via the
eLibrary at www.elibrary.bham.ac.uk
It’s not in the Library!
•Information about Using other libraries:
http://www.library.bham.ac.uk/using/otherlibr
aries/
•If you find an abstract of an article you
would like but we do not have the journal in
the Library you can get it through an InterLibrary Loan.
http://www.library.bham.ac.uk/using/borrowi
ng/interlibraryloans.shtml
The eLibrary


Has links to reputable websites and databases.
Students can search these databases in order to
find references to books or journal articles on their
topic.
www.elibrary.bham.ac.uk
Computing facilities
IT Services supports several computer clusters
across the University.
http://www.clusters.bham.ac.uk/clusters.shtml
The largest cluster is the Learning Centre
which is open for more hours then any other
cluster.
Need a little support?
•If the students need help with finding
information or using any of the library
resources e.g. how to use a database, they
can contact the Academic Support Team
member assigned to their school.
•For full details of the Academic Support
Team members go to:
http://www.library.bham.ac.uk/searching/sub
jectsupport/