Let\u2019s be honest \u2014 most people think of the library as somewhere to sit, get your head down, and maybe panic slightly over a deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there\u2019s a lot more going on behind the scenes that can make your life easier\u2026 if you know about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are five things the library can help you with that are definitely worth using. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Bookable appointments (yes, actual one-to-one help)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re stuck \u2014 whether it\u2019s finding resources, referencing, or just not knowing where to start \u2014 you don\u2019t need to figure it out on your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can book a one-to-one appointment with Library staff<\/a> and get proper, tailored help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No generic advice. No guessing. Just someone walking you through it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Honestly, this is probably one of the most underused (and most useful) things we offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Study spaces that actually suit how you work<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not all study spaces<\/a> are the same \u2014 and not all studying needs to be silent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Across our libraries, you\u2019ll find: <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve ever tried to revise in the wrong environment, you\u2019ll know how frustrating that is. It\u2019s worth finding a space that actually works for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Help finding the right resources (without going in circles)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve ever spent far too long clicking through results and still not found what you need \u2014 you\u2019re not alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The library can help you: <\/p>\n\n\n\n A quick bit of guidance<\/a> here can save you a lot<\/em> of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Referencing and tools that save you time<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Referencing<\/a> can be one of those things that feels harder than it should be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We can help with: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Getting this right early on saves a lot of last-minute stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Research and publishing support (especially useful for staff and postgrads)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n If\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0involved in\u00a0research<\/a>, there\u2019s support available for things like:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are the kinds of things that can make a real difference to how visible your work is \u2014 but they\u2019re easy to overlook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Final thought<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t need to struggle through things on your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If something feels harder than it should be, there\u2019s a good chance the library can help \u2014 contact us through our library chat,<\/a> email us<\/a> or visit our Service Desk at any of our sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you\u2019re not sure where to start, that\u2019s fine too. That\u2019s what we\u2019re here for! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s be honest \u2014 most people think of the library as somewhere to sit, get your head down, and maybe panic slightly over a deadline. But there\u2019s a lot more going on behind the scenes that can make your life easier\u2026 if you know about it. Here are five things the library can help you with that are definitely worth using. 1. Bookable appointments (yes, actual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":841,"featured_media":1773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,26,19,29,30,21],"tags":[56,17,47,22],"class_list":["post-2348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-facilities","category-open-research-publishing","category-resources","category-studying","category-support","tag-library-help","tag-open-research","tag-student-life","tag-support"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2350,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348\/revisions\/2350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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