UoA Library

Did you know you can take the University Library with you?📚🚶💻

Skip the paywalls with the Library’s newest study tool, LibKey Nomad, and enjoy ✅ one‑click access to scholarly resources anywhere on the internet. 🌐

Are you ready for exams?📝

💡Check out our online guides for practical tips and support to help you prepare and feel confident for your exams.📚

👑📚 Stay on track this long weekend!

King’s Birthday is a great time to focus on study, and many of our libraries and study spaces will be open on Monday 9am-5pm. Come in, get focused, and set yourself up for success.💡

🎨📌 Need to create a poster to promote your research?

👉 Join our “Designing Research Posters” workshop to learn how to tailor your message to your audience, communicate your research clearly and concisely and design a poster that stands out.

📌 This practical session is ideal for anyone looking to present their research with impact at conferences or events.

🎤📊 Presenting your research for the first time?

👉 Join our “Presenting your research” workshop for practical tips on how to:

⭐ Prepare your first academic conference paper
⭐ Plan for a departmental seminar
⭐ Present your research with confidence

📌 This introductory session is perfect for postgraduate and doctoral candidates who are new to presenting their research.

Using AI for literature reviews?
That’s not a shortcut. It’s ✨ smarter workflows ✨

AI tools are rapidly changing how researchers discover, screen, and synthesise literature.
Exciting? ✅ Yes! Risk‑free? ❌ Not quite.

Using AI responsibly means paying close attention to accuracy, bias, transparency, and research policies and guidelines.

👉 Join this workshop to learn practical ways to use AI to augment literature reviews, while maintaining research integrity and quality. 🤖📚

🎓✨ Publishing your research doesn’t have to be a mystery! ✨🎓

🤔 Curious about how the publishing process works?
📚 Not sure where you should submit your research?
🔓 Wondering what Open Access and Creative Commons licensing means?

👉 Join our “Publishing your research” workshop and get the inside scoop!

🔍 Enhance your research and search Medline effectively!

Finding what you need isn’t always easy. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn practical strategies to search Medline more effectively and with confidence.

You’ll learn to:

⭐ Enhance the quality of your review
⭐ Align yourself with gold standard practice
⭐ Produce research to the standard expected by publishers

✨ Master your systematic reviews! ✨

Check out this Understanding Systematic Reviews workshop, delivered by our Research Services professionals!

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
🔍 Develop effective search strategies for systematic reviews
🧠 Manage and refine your search results efficiently
📚 Identify and utilise relevant databases and sources

Needing a bit of extra support? Open your academic toolbox to discover helpful tips, learn new skills and find support services. 💻