Study Techniques

Here you will find the presentation slides for our 'Introduction to Academic Reading' Workshop.

This session is designed to help you develop effective strategies for reading academic sources, introducing you to scholarly literature (e.g. journal articles) and the importance of reading widely and critically at university.

It will cover how you can identify your information needs, choose appropriate sources, read critically and actively, and manage challenges you may encounter from academic sources. This workshop will help you approach academic reading with confidence.  

You can register for the workshop via the calendar of events (https://libcal.derby.ac.uk/calendar/events/?cid=4256&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=4256&inc=0).

This session will introduce you to intermediate-level literature searching skills, helping you to effectively navigate our resource catalogue and access research.

We will guide you through using our subject-specific databases, alongside demonstrating advanced search techniques and offering further advice on refining your results.

This workshop will be particularly useful for those who must complete a literature review for an assignment, introducing you to research techniques that will aid you in locating relevant scholarship.

You can register for the workshop via the calendar of events.

This session is aimed at students conducting more in-depth literature reviews.

We will explore further search strategies, introduce you to the concept of citation chaining, and how to find and utilise grey literature in your research.

You can register for the workshop via the calendar of events.

This workshop is focused on supporting students at the dissertation stage of their studies.

It covers:
1) how to design a literature search strategy,
2) how to use controlled vocabularies (e.g., MeSH) to improve your literature search,
3) advice and strategies on managing search results,
4) how to critically evaluate source relevance.

This session will help equip you with the information and strategies you need to create a first-class dissertation!

You can register for the workshop via the calendar of events.