Developing your skills
Developing your information literacy skills can help you with your assignments, as it will save you time, help you to find quality resources and result in better marks.
Using the Information Literacy Resources tool
Work your way through our Resources tool, which provides online tutorials to guide you through the different stages of the Information Literacy cycle.
Meeting your Academic Support Librarian
- Academic Support Librarians deliver general and subject-specific Information literacy skills sessions; they are embedded into many academic courses and count toward the degree.
- If you need individual help you can contact your Academic Support Librarian directly to arrange this.
Referring to our User Guides
Take a look at these User Guides for advice on planning and building your search strategies, and how to cite your references
- Search strategies - planning your search strategy
- Bibliographic Citations: APA 6th Harvard system: comprehensive guide
- Bibliographic Citations: APA Harvard system - Quick Reference
- Bibliographic Citations: referencing images
Take a look at all of our User Guides titles.
Watching our videos
We have a range of short videos, including:
- Finding books and journals on the shelves
- Accessing LaSU, your online reading lists - a guide to the various reference types on your reading list
- Using SOLAR to access library electronic resources:e-Books, e-Journals and databases
Consulting the study skills books in The Library
Consult the study and research skills text books that are in stock, as they will provide you with excellent structured advice on how to improve your study methods, note-taking and critical analysis.
Use SOLAR now to find out what's available
Acquiring additional skills at Salford University
Writing
- Wordscope - get help with improving your academic writing skills
- English for Academic Purposes - courses designed to provide English language support for international students.
Maths
- Mathscope - sometimes you may need some help with maths at university.
Study skills
Study Skills help support successful academic study and achievement. Good academic skills enable you to be better organised, read and make notes effectively, research and produce essays and be better prepared for exams.
- Study Skills - there's a range of study skills topics to choose, designed to help you get the best results.