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Welcome to the Open University (OU) Library RUclips channel! Our channel gives you an insight into all you need to know about our award-winning Library and features content designed to help you maximise your everyday use of it. There’s plenty of stuff for you to get stuck into, including:
- Recordings of our online training sessions that cover a variety of topics, from using Library Search for assignment writing, to how to construct references.
- Referencing hints and tips.
- Videos released during Fresher’s Week, featuring top tips that every new (and returning) student can use to enhance their studies.
- Insights from our Librarians to help you navigate the wide range of resources and services available to you from the Library.
There’s also some great content that allows you to get to know our Librarians a little better and a tour inside our Library building. If you enjoy it, give us a like and subscribe!
- Recordings of our online training sessions that cover a variety of topics, from using Library Search for assignment writing, to how to construct references.
- Referencing hints and tips.
- Videos released during Fresher’s Week, featuring top tips that every new (and returning) student can use to enhance their studies.
- Insights from our Librarians to help you navigate the wide range of resources and services available to you from the Library.
There’s also some great content that allows you to get to know our Librarians a little better and a tour inside our Library building. If you enjoy it, give us a like and subscribe!
Copyright and your thesis: examples
In this video, Maxine from the Library's Research Support team talks you through some examples of the types of issues you might face when including third party copyright works in your thesis, to help you understand some of the potential complexities. If you haven't already, we suggest you take a look at our video, 'Copyright and your thesis', which gives further context for understanding copyright issues in relation to your doctoral thesis: ruclips.net/video/kFMDHLICXU4/видео.html
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Видео
Referencing series: Referencing top tips, help and support
Просмотров 572 месяца назад
Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers. This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series - goes over some referencing top tips, and where to find help and support with referencing. Links mentioned in the video: Referencing a web page with no author, date, or publisher: w...
Referencing Series: Cite Them Right online guides
Просмотров 952 месяца назад
Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers. This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series - goes over how to access the online guides for Cite Them Right Harvard. Link for activity, blog post ‘Why I Now Eat Dark Chocolate Every Day’: www.open.ac.uk/libraryservices/resourc...
Referencing series: Referencing - beyond the basics
Просмотров 872 месяца назад
Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers. This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series - goes over some essential parts of referencing that are beyond the basics. Slides: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=40715 (OU login required) Handout: learn1.open.ac.uk/mo...
Referencing series: Referencing OU module materials
Просмотров 1532 месяца назад
Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers. This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series - goes over how to reference your OU module materials. Link for activity, WHR101 VLE site: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oustudyplansubpage/view.php?id=39268 Other links mentioned in the vid...
Referencing Series: How to reference
Просмотров 1542 месяца назад
Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers. This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series - goes over how you would include references in your assignments. Slides: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=40715 (OU login required) Handout: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resource...
Referencing series: Why and when do you need to reference?
Просмотров 4682 месяца назад
Referencing is about signalling when sources have played a role in your assignments and at the same time giving due credit to other writers. This short video - which is part of the Why and How of Referencing series - goes over Why and When you would include references in your assignments. Slides: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=40715 (OU login required) Handout: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod...
Exploring Generative AI: Critical Skills and Ethical Use
Просмотров 2046 месяцев назад
This video explores Generative AI, how it works and its strengths and limitations. It also offers guidance and tips to help you ensure that your use of Generative AI is appropriate, ethical and transparent, and aligns with the Open University guidance and values. We also offer a live version of this session - see the library website page for details of when the next live session is running. (Op...
Evaluating the quality of information: A short tale of who, why, when
Просмотров 818 месяцев назад
This video, co-created with students, investigates the idea of quickly evaluating the quality of information using the three Ws (Who, Why, When). Accompanying comic strip available from: tinyurl.com/53szzmnr For further information on how to use who, why, when in your studies, take a look at our 'quick evaluation of websites' activity: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=15016
Introduction to Library Services
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
A short introduction to the Open University online library. You will learn about the online library, how to find help and support, and how to access key services to help with your studies or work at the OU. We also offer a live version of this session - see the library website page for details of when the next live session is running. (Open to current OU staff and students only.) www.open.ac.uk...
Exploring free online resources
Просмотров 809Год назад
Where to find freely available information resources online. Links to resources mentioned in the video: scholar.google.co.uk/ core.ac.uk/ doaj.org/ openaccessbutton.org/ accesstoresearch.org.uk/ www.open.ac.uk/library/library-resources/publicly-available
A guide to your SCONUL application
Просмотров 240Год назад
This video gives you a detailed guide through the different steps to submitting your SCONUL application and what to expect once you have submitted it.
FAIR Principles in under 60 seconds
Просмотров 172Год назад
The FAIR principles, first published in 2016, contain guidelines for good data management practice that aim at making data FAIR: findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. In this short video, we outline some first steps researchers can take to make their research data FAIR. www.open.ac.uk/library-research-support/research-data-management/fair-principles
Diverse voices, alternative sources
Просмотров 281Год назад
Academic literature is not inclusive, there are many under-represented voices. This 1 hour interactive session will outline the difficulties in finding diverse voices and alternative sources, and will begin to explore the steps you can take to include a range of voices and perspectives in your literature search. Slides: learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=31675 Handout: learn1.open.ac.uk...
New features in Library Search records
Просмотров 160Год назад
The Open University Library is launching a new feature that adds extra details to the results you find in Library Search. This new feature will allow you to see extra information for more than 390,000 resources.
Improving your experience accessing online resources
Просмотров 267Год назад
Improving your experience accessing online resources
Assessing the reliability of information for your assignment
Просмотров 302Год назад
Assessing the reliability of information for your assignment
Using Library Search for your assignment
Просмотров 706Год назад
Using Library Search for your assignment
Smarter searching with library databases
Просмотров 897Год назад
Smarter searching with library databases
Reference management tools - an introduction
Просмотров 504Год назад
Reference management tools - an introduction
An introduction to ORCID - Open Researcher & Contributor ID
Просмотров 1002 года назад
An introduction to ORCID - Open Researcher & Contributor ID
An Introduction to ORDO (Open Research Data Online)
Просмотров 1052 года назад
An Introduction to ORDO (Open Research Data Online)
Used to study here all the time and I can state that it is the only library in the world nowadays which is actually blissfully quiet
What help is there for dyslexia’s using the library
yes would love to see more on this plus , mature student help with applications and advice . Thankytou
Institutional Repository Open Access (IROA) #iroa #institutionalrepositoryoa
What website or library page is this and how can I access it..your help will be much appreciated.
Want more videos from OU Library regarding library technologies. And obviously, this video is very much encouraging.
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OU library is very good.
good for ideas.
Very helpful
Nice video on plagiarism ⭐️