Finding legal information workshop

Puzzled by legal terminology? Need to find an Act of Parliament for your coursework? Then this workshop is for you!  Aimed at students who are not studying law but who want a basic introduction to legal information and materials, the next workshop runs on Wednesday 9th March, 10.00-11.00 in the Library Skills Room on the 4th Floor of The Diamond.

You can book now and see our other workshops on our Information Skills web page.

Social Sciences love the Diamond

The stats are out! Staff and students from the Faculty of Social Sciences accessed Level 1 of the Diamond 113,122 times between 28 September 2015 and 31 January 2016. The only Faculty to use the Diamond more than Social Sciences during that time was Engineering.


The departments with the most entries were Management, Economics, Law, and Journalism.

What's in the news?

Information Skills Workshop at The Diamond – Wednesday 9^th December, 10am – 11am

Newspapers cover a wide range of issues, such as political and social affairs, the arts, company and financial information. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to explore a range of news and newspaper databases to research current issues and historical events.

Book your place on this workshop (and other information skills workshops) here

Commercial Awareness Workshop

“So you’ll have read about us in the news recently”…the start of a fairly standard question in a job interview, but this is the kind of question which many interviewees slip up on, according to Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times.  

To help you avoid this nightmare situation, we have a brand new information skills workshop at 2pm on Wednesday 2 December in The Diamond.

The workshop introduces Commercial Awareness, shows how to prove you have it, then focuses on tools and resources you can use to improve your skills and knowledge to gain an edge in the job market.

Staff from University of Sheffield Enterprise, The Careers Service and The Library deliver the session and will be on-hand to help.

You can book your place here

Welcome to the Diamond

Our new 24-hour learning space is now open and offers 1000 additional study spaces to all students in all departments.

 Innovative study spaces are distributed throughout the building, including distraction-free spaces, group study spaces and social study spaces. Power sockets and USB charging points are available in all study spaces and laptops are available to loan from the level 4 information desk.

The higher up the building you travel, the more study spaces you will find. This culminates in our exciting new service area on level 4 featuring a core print reference collection, extensive creative media facilities, information skills workshops and our most diverse range of study spaces yet, all with spectacular city views.

Take some time to visit Library Connect on the ground floor, situated next to The Diamond Kitchen. This space allows you to quickly organise yourselves, including quick look up of resources, printing, pick up of loans requested from any library, as well as convenience of returns. Call in to see us and find out more about information, space, skills development and answers to any of your questions.

If you need any help or have questions, our Library and CiCS staff are available and ready to help you experience all that the Diamond has to offer. Simply ask any member of staff wearing a yellow lanyard…Say Hello to Yellow!

 

A 3D animated fly-through of The Diamond

The Diamond website

Library staffed-hours within The Diamond

Information skills workshops