This channel contains videos created by the Academic Support Librarians for the School of Social and Political Science (SPS). Content will include recorded library induction sessions, information skills sessions, short demonstrations and tutorials on using library resources for SPS.
Please contact SPS.Librarian@ed.ac.uk with any queries or requests regarding this content.
Please contact SPS.Librarian@ed.ac.uk with any queries or requests regarding this content.
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An introduction to the University Library for online postgraduate students within SPS.
Introduction to the University Library for PG…
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This is a short presentation for students in the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) introducing the University Library and its resources, services and…
Beginner's guide to the Library - for…
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An introduction to the University Library for online postgraduate students within SPS. This presentation is split into 3 sections: An introduction to Library Resources…
Introduction to the University Library for PG…
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A guide to literature searching for your dissertation for students on the Social Work Dissertation Preparation Course. A literature search is an organised, thorough…
Literature searching for your dissertation
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A recording of a session on how to reference and avoid plagiarism, delivered on 3 October 2023.
How to Reference and Avoid Plagiarism Oct 2023
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This session gives an overview of things to consider when undertaking a search, where to look for material, advanced search techniques and where to find help. This is a…
Advanced Skills: Developing a Research Strategy…
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This session is a beginner's guide to the library resources, services and facilities. This is a recording of a live session on 19 September 2023 for students in the…
How to use the Library: A beginner's guide
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An introduction to the University Library for online postgraduate students within SPS. This presentation is split into 3 sections: An introduction to Library Resources…
Introduction to the University Library for PG…
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This session is an overview of how to reference and avoid plagiarism. It covers when to use a citation, what to put in your reference list, tools available to help you…
How to reference and avoid plagiarism
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This session gives an overview of things you can do to go beyond your reading list and start doing your own independent research - it covers basic steps using items from…
Going Beyond Your Reading List (Oct 2022)
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This is the second of a 2-part introduction to the University Library for students doing the PgCert Advanced Social Work Studies - Mental Health Officer (MHO) Award,…
Welcome to the Library, Part 2: Literature…
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This is the first of a 2-part introduction to the University Library for students doing the PgCert Advanced Social Work Studies - Mental Health Officer (MHO) Award,…
Welcome to the Library, Part 1: Basics and…
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This session covers: Other places to search for materials What to do when the Library doesn’t have what you need and managing results. (Aug 2022)
GHPU: Introduction to Literature Searching (3)
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Looking at some of the main databases and applying search techniques. Also what to do when the library does not have what you want. (August 2022)
Imagining Anthropological Research - Session 2
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This is an introductory session on literature searching for your Sociology project. It covers steps to follow in a literature search including how to search and where to…
Literature searching for your Sociology project
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