Event Archive

2023

November

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  Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conversations at the Library

  23 November - 04 December 2023

  The Library Digital Skills Team will be hosting four conversation sessions about AI: 23 November 10.30-11.30am (PGR students) 23 November 2-3pm (UG and PGT students) 28 November 11.30am-12.30pm (staff, with research focus) 04 December 3-4pm (staff, with teaching focus) For full details and to book your place, go to the Course Booking system. Just search for ‘Artificial Intelligence’...

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  Literature Searching for UG and PGT students

  22 November 2023, 10:00 - 12:00

  Come along to our workshop on Academic Integrity and searching Library Resources effectively on 22 November.

• Boost your skills for PGR success - workshops available to book

  02 November - 05 December 2023

  Are you just starting your degree? Getting stuck into your research? Writing up your PhD? Wherever you are on your postgraduate research journey, we have a skills workshop for you. Our tailored programme of courses takes you from the foundations of effective literature searching through to managing your references and communicating...

October

• Workshops available on Working with long Word documents and Creating Posters with PowerPoint

  31 October - 07 November 2023

  The IT Service Desk's Training and Documentation Team will offer the following sessions for PGT students:  Microsoft Word: Working with long documents By the end of this course you will be able to define and use an appropriate template, understand and modify inbuilt styles, apply multi-level numbering, apply page and section breaks,...

• Literature Searching for PGT students - workshops available to book

  30 October - 08 November 2023

  Staff at the Library will very soon be runing a series of four Literature Searching sessions for taught postgraduate students.  Across the four workshops we will look at planning and designing search strategies, getting the best out of Google, and using the discovery tool Primo to find print and electronic materials. We will...

September

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  Textbook Giveaway / Adopt a Book

  13 - 15 September 2023

  Earlier this year, our graduating students donated a huge number of their used textbooks for new students to take home for free. The time for passing them on is nearly here. This is only open to University of Aberdeen students. Come along to Sir Duncan Rice Library on Wednesday 13th September...

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  Book a Talk & Tour to Learn to Use Your Library

  11 - 15 September 2023

  New and returning students - book a Talk and Tour of the stunning Sir Duncan Rice Library so you can Learn to Use Your Library. You can book a place via the University Course Booking site - search for Library. The 30 minute talk will introduce you to your amazing library...

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  Doors Open Day at the Library

  02 September 2023, 10:00 - 16:00

  Drop into the Sir Duncan Rice Library on Doors Open Day and explore the Library from TOP to BOTTOM. Open to all!

June

• Library workshops for PGR students

  14 June - 04 July 2023

  The workshops' aim is to help you understand the resources available to you as researchers here at the University of Aberdeen, and how to get the best out of them.

May

• PGT Refresher sessions: Library Resources, Academic Integrity, Referencing and ProQuest RefWorks

  29 May - 01 June 2023

  Staff at the Library will run a series of four refresher sessions for PGT students the week commencing 29 May.  Across the four workshops we will look at planning and designing search strategies, getting the best out of Google, and using the discovery tool Primo to find print and electronic materials. We will...