Courses and workshops
Looking for help and advice in searching for and handling information? Want to improve your skills to make studying more effective? There is a wide programme of online or face-to-face courses and training opportunities to suit your needs.
Face-to-face courses:
We run three different streams of courses, select the one you are interested in.
- Know-How courses - how to find and use different types of information plus practical advice on a range of study skills topics from organising yourself, reading and notetaking, through written and oral communication to revision and exam skills.
No need to book, just turn up
- Database in Focus courses - illustrates how to search particular databases more effectively.
No need to book, just turn up
- Courses for PhD students, Academic Staff and Research Associates - demonstrates how to find research information, keep up-to-date efficiently and manage your references quickly and easily. Some of the sessions are exclusively for PhD students or exclusively for Academic and Research Associates, so please take care when you are booking.
Book here via the Professional Development booking system
One-to-one training :
If you need help, and there is no relevant course coming up, you can make an appointment with your Academic Librarian for one-to-one help.
Online courses :
InfoTrail@Lboro and StudyTrail@Lboro are designed to help you gain vital information and study skills. These interactive, self-paced online tutorials act as your guides to finding and optimising the information that you will need for your course and beyond and providing advice on a range of study skills topics.
InfoTrail@Lboro includes modules on:
- Using the Library
- Understanding Information
- The literature search including analysing your assignment, formulating and refining a search strategy and keeping notes
- Electronic information, including making the most of the Internet, MetaLib and databases
- Evaluating your information
- Ethical use of information, including copyright, plagiarism, citation and bibliographies.
StudyTrail@Lboro includes modules on:
- Managing your time more effectively
- Working well with others
- Writing skills
- Enhancing your oral presentations
- Revision and exam skills
There is also a lot of material on Learn, including courses on:
Loughborough Employability Award :
The Library's Know-How courses, InfoTrail@Lboro and StudyTrail@Lboro all feature as part of the Loughborough Employability Award.
The Loughborough Employability Award recognises the development of valuable employability skills through participation in the many extra-curricular activities across campus and through vacation work and volunteering.
For more information visit the Employability Award web pages.
