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Your Subject Librarian

I'm Norma Menabney, your Subject Librarian.

I'm here to help you, so please get in touch if you have any questions about the Library's resources or services.

Email: n.menabney@qub.ac.uk

Library Sessions for Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work students

Sociology, Social Policy, Criminology and Social Work - Finding literature – where and how to search.

Tuesday 23rd April 2024, 2 to 3pm

At the end of the session you will be able to select and search key databases aligned to your subject in order to acquire peer reviewed and other types of reliable published materials.

The session will take place online. Book a place via My Future where you will also find the meeting link.

Grey Literature - what it is, how to find it. 

Tuesday 16th April 2024, 2 to 3pm

The session will take place online. Book a place via My Future where you will also find the meeting link.

 

Official Publications - what they are and how to find them.

Wednesday 17th April, 3 to 4pm

The session will take place online. Book a place via My Future where you will also find the meeting link.

   

Searching Systematically

Wednesday 24th April 2024, 2 to 3.30pm

This session demonstrates how to construct a search strategy, select databases, search at an advanced level, select and record results.

The session will take place online. Book a place via My Future where you will also find the meeting link.

 

Library Help

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Learning Development Services

The Learning Development Service provides a range of services to staff and undergraduate students including workshops and one-to-one appointmentspeer mentoring and peer assisted learning (PAL). A range of online resources covering writing, planning, time management, referencing and plagiarism, critical reading and writing and exam preparation are also available.