Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Study Support category. Noteworthy entries are filed topmost.
LIPA Email to your Phone & Other Useful LRC Guides
Maybe you got a web phone, or an iPod Touch for Christmas? Did you know you can use it to check your LIPA Email? And did you also know that you can access your LIPA network drive using webmail?
Find useful guides to all manner of IT stuff and study support on the LRC’s webpages: http://www.lipa.ac.uk/lrc/support_for_students/support.htm
LRC Support Sessions 2009
Need help using PowerPoint, Excel, Advanced Word (inc. Bibs & Refs) or Essay Writing? Then sign up for one of our Support Sessions. If you wish to attend any of the below then you must sign up for the appropriate session at least 3 hours in advance. Contact us in person, by phone, or e-mail. Tel: 0151 330 3111 lrc@lipa.ac.uk
NB If no-one signs up for the session it will be cancelled.
Tues 6th Oct 5-5.45pm Introductory Excel 5.01
Wed 7th Oct 12.30-1.15pm EssayWriting 5.01
Thurs 8th Oct 2-2.45pm Introductory PowerPoint 5.01
Tues 13th Oct 5-5.45pm Introductory PowerPoint 5.01
Wed 14th Oct 12.30-1.15pm Advanced Word 5.01
Thurs 15th Oct 2-2.45pm Introductory Excel 5.01
Tues 20th Oct 5-5.45pm Essay Writing 5.01
Wed 21st Oct 12.30-1.15pm Introductory PowerPoint 5.01
Thurs 22nd Oct 5-5.45pm Introductory Excel 5.01
Tues 27th Oct 11-11.45am Introductory Excel 5.01
Wed 28th Oct 11-11.45am Advanced Word 5.01
Thurs 29th Oct 2-2.45pm Introductory PowerPoint 5.01
Final Project Support Sessions 2009
Need a hand with your Final Research Project? Learning Services are here to help you. Attend one of our Support Sessions. Each session lasts about 45-60 minutes. Research Skills: Learn how to improve your research skills and how to use the LRC’s collection of online databases to find useful journal articles. Bibliographies & Referencing: Learn how to reference & set out your bibliography using the Harvard style. Essay writing: Learn the basic skills of essay writing.
If you wish to attend any of the below you must sign up for the appropriate session at the LRC desk, at least 3 hours in advance.
NB If no-one signs up for the session it will be cancelled.
| DAY | TIME | SESSION | ROOM |
| Tuesday 17th February | 11 – 12 noon | Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Tuesday 24th February | 11 - 11.45am | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Tuesday 3rd March | 11 - 11.45am | Essay writing | 5.01 |
| Tuesday 10th March | 11 – 12 noon | Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 18th February | 5 – 5.45pm | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 25th February | 5 – 5.45pm | Essay writing | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 4th March | 5 – 6pm | Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 11th March | 5 – 5.45pm | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Thursday 19th February | 2 – 2.45pm | Essay writing | 5.01 |
| Thursday 26th February | 2 – 3pm | Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Thursday 5th March | 2 – 2.45pm | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Thursday 12th March | 2 – 2.45pm | Essay writing | 5.01 |
Mmmmm Delicious!
The LRC has joined the social bookmarking site Delicious. You can share our bookmarks at: www.delicious.com/LIPALRC
Or why not join yourself and share your useful web pages with us (even if you decide not to join we’ll still be glad to hear your suggestions).
What is Delicious?
Delicious describes itself as: “a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet… Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere… Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return… Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web” www.delicious.com/about
Also very Delicious…
Final Project Support Sessions
Need a hand with your Final Research Project? Learning Services are here to help you. Attend one of our Support Sessions. Each session lasts about 45-60 minutes.
Final Project Research Skills: Learn how to improve your research skills and how to use the LRC’s collection of online databases to find useful journal articles.
Bibliographies & Referencing: Learn how to reference and set out your bibliography using the Harvard style.
Essay writing: Learn the basic skills of essay writing.
If you wish to attend any of these sessions you need to sign-up in the LRC first. If no-one signs up for the session it will be cancelled.
Tues 18th Nov 11 - 12 noon Research Skills 5.01
Tues 25th Nov 11 - 11.45am Bibliographies & Referencing 5.02
Tues 2nd Dec 11 - 11.45am Essay Writing 5.10
Tues 9th Dec 11 - 12 noon Research Skills 5.01
Wed 19th Nov 5 - 5.45pm Bibliographies & Referencing 5.08
Wed 26th Nov 4 - 4.45pm Essay writing 5.01
Wed 3rd Dec 5 - 6pm Research Skills 5.01
Wed 10th Dec 5 - 5.45pm Bibliographies & Referencing 5.08
Thurs 20th Nov 2 - 2.45pm Essay writing 5.02
Thurs 27th Nov 2 - 3pm Research Skills 5.01
Thurs 4th Dec 2 - 2.45pm Bibliographies & Referencing 5.08
Thurs 11th Dec 2 - 2.45pm Essay writing 5.08
LRC Response to the Student Survey 2008
You filled in the questionnaire, now we have published our response to your comments and questions!
You can access the full report with all the statistics and all your comments in the LRC; a summary is available from Moodle and there are paper copies at the LRC desk. In all 94 of you completed the Survey with an even distribution of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Years.
Our response includes some useful tips on how to make the most of the resources on offer, and information on a variety of services that you might not have realised existed, including our monthly Saturday openings.
You were very complimentary about the staff with 99% of you happy with the service you receive and 94% of you saying it met all your needs. A high percentage of students make good use of the resources with book loans and CDs being the most popular at 91% and 89% respectively.
The results of the Survey are extremely valuable and they help us to decide where to make improvements. For instance, as a direct result of your comments we have recently purchased more books on cultural policy, new American and British plays (with more on the way), and contemporary pop and musical scores. Look out for forthcoming titles on fashion and costume, such as The New English Dandy, The Seductive Shoe, Artwear, and texts on fashion from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, to name a few.
To find more answers to your comments take a look at our response.
Need help with IT?
Need help using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Publisher? Why not sign up for a quick 30-45min introductory class? The LRC will be offering a number of sessions over the next four weeks, see the timetable below. You need to sign up in advance for the classes (sign up sheet in the LRC). If no one signs up the class will be cancelled.
Classes will take place in the ICT Suite (Rm 5.01)
Monday Sept 29th 4 – 4.45pm Introductory PowerPoint
Monday Oct 6th 4 – 4.45pm Introductory Excel
Monday Oct 13th 4 – 4.45pm Advanced Word
Monday Oct 27th 4 – 4.45pm Introductory Publisher
Tuesday Sept 30th 11 - 11.45am Advanced Word
Tuesday Oct 7th 11 - 11.45am Introductory Publisher
Tuesday Oct 14th 11 - 11.45am Introductory PowerPoint
Tuesday Oct 21st 11 - 11.45am Introductory Excel
Wednesday Oct 1st 5 – 5.45pm Introductory Excel
Wednesday Oct 8th 5 – 5.45pm Advanced Word
Wednesday Oct 15th 5 – 5.45pm Introductory Publisher
Wednesday Oct 22nd 4 – 4.45pm Introductory PowerPoint
Thursday Oct 2nd 2 – 2.45pm Introductory Publisher
Thursday Oct 9th 2 – 2.45pm Introductory PowerPoint
Thursday Oct 16th 2 – 2.45pm Introductory Excel
Thursday Oct 23rd 2 – 2.45pm Advanced Word
FRP Study Support Drop-in Sessions
Need a hand with your Final Research Project? Learning Services are here to help you. Attend one of our drop-in sessions. Each session lasts about 45-60 minutes (Advanced Word approx 30 mins). If no students arrive within 10 minutes of the start time, the session will be cancelled.
Final Project Research Skills: Learn how to use the LRC’s collection of online databases to find useful journal articles.
Bibliographies & Referencing: Learn how to reference and set out your bibliography using the Harvard style.
Advanced Word: Learn how Word 2007 can automatically create contents pages, and get help with headers, footers, page numbering, and Word’s in-built referencing system.
| DAY | TIME | SESSION | ROOM |
| Tuesday 29th January | 11 - 12 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Thursday 31st January | 2 - 3 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Tuesday 5th February | 5 - 6 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 6th February | 11 - 12 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.10 |
| Monday 11th February | 2 - 3 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.10 |
| Wednesday 13th Feb | 5 - 6 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Monday 18th February | 2 - 3 | Advanced Word | 5.10 |
| Wednesday 20th February | 10.30 - 11.30 | Advanced Word | 5.01 |
| Monday 25th February | 5 - 6 | Advanced Word | 5.10 |