The Pop-Up Library is coming to the Management School!

Our Pop-Up Library will be in the Courtyard Cafe tomorrow Wednesday 17th February 12-2pm
 
We’ll be giving out Chinese New Year snacks and other freebies, and answering your questions about library resources and support for learning and research.

Look out for the Pop-Up Library coming to your department soon!

Announcements about future Pop-Up Library sessions will be made on this blog and the @SocSciLibrarian Twitter account. We’d love to hear your thoughts on when and where you would like to see the next one #popuplib

Information Skills Workshops

Our information skills workshops start up again in the Diamond this week! Book here
 
Whether it's finding & evaluating information for your assignment, referencing correctly & avoiding plagiarism, or finding what's in the news from our online newspapers databases  - we have a workshop for you.

The Pop-Up Library is coming to Mappin Street!

Our Pop-Up Library will be in the Common Room at 9 Mappin Street (Economics & Journalism), on Thursday 3^rd December, 12–2pm.

We’ll be giving out festive chocolates and other freebies, and answering your questions about library resources and support for learning and research.

Look out for the Pop-Up Library coming to your department soon!

Announcements about future Pop-Up Library sessions will be made on this blog and the @SocSciLibrarian Twitter account. We’d love to hear your thoughts on when and where you would like to see the next one #popuplib

The Pop Up Library is coming to Mappin Street and the Information School!

We’ll be in the Common Room, 9 Mappin Street (Department of Journalism Studies & Department of Economics), on Thursday 16^th April, 11am-1pm

We’ll also be in the Information School on Monday 20^th April, 12pm-2pm (in the iSpace in the Regent Court building).

Drop by and say hello, and we'll do our best to answer your questions about digital library resources and support for learning and research in journalism, economics and information studies. We'll also be able to help with finding resources for dissertations. Look out for our banner, and we look forward to meeting you.

Searching for researching your first independent project: hands-on workshop

Do you need to find literature for your first independent research project? Not sure where to start? Tried searching but retrieving too many or too few results? Then come along to a hands-on Searching for Researching workshop at 301: Student Skills and Development Centre.

Run by the University Library, this workshop will show you how to find the best resources for your first research project. You will learn about different information sources and how to create an effective search strategy to produce a manageable set of relevant results. You will also consider evaluating information, referencing and plagiarism – making sure you use your own ideas and reference the work of others properly. There are 3 places still available on the workshop on Tuesday 17^th at 10am.

Book your place: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/301/services/workshops/searching

 

Welcome to new students

Welcome to the University of Sheffield!  We hope you will enjoy your time here and hope to meet some of you at induction sessions arranged by your department.

To get you started on finding resources for your studies, check our Introduction to library & computing services web pages or pick up our QuickStart Guide from any library site. Our web pages contain links to our subject guides and a suite of information skills tutorials, together with one-minute videos on a range of topics. Check our one-minute video on how to borrow a book.

You’ll need your UCard and PIN to borrow books using our self-service machines. If you forget your PIN or want to change it go to https://www.shef.ac.uk/cics/password sign in, and follow the instructions.

When you borrow a book we’ll renew it for you automatically unless someone else wants it. We’ll send you a weekly borrowing statement by email, so check this carefully to make sure your books aren’t wanted back. That way you’ll never have to pay any fines!

Remember we’re here to help you, so come and speak to us. Our library HelpDesk can answer your email or telephone enquiries. Just email library@sheffield.ac.uk or telephone 0114 222 7200. You can also get specific subject help from your subject librarian.