Learning Services Induction for Partner Institution Students As a student of Edge Hill University you have a wealth of resources and help available to help you complete your studies. The institution at which you are studying will provide you with teaching, learner support, study space and most of the printed resources, such as books, that you need. Edge Hill University provides you with digital resources – ebooks, journal articles and subject related information plus guides on academic writing, research skills and more. This presentation will give you detailed instructions on using these resources – how to access and search them and how to get help if you are stuck! The presentation will be forwarded to your course leader and the library staff at your institution so they can forward a copy to you if you wish.
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Learning Services Induction for Partner Institution Students
As a student of Edge Hill University you have a wealth of resources and help available to help you complete your studies.
The institution at which you are studying will provide you with teaching, learner support, study space and most of the printed resources, such as books, that you need.
Edge Hill University provides you with digital resources – ebooks, journal articles and subject related information plus guides on academic writing, research skills and more.
This presentation will give you detailed instructions on using these resources – how to access and search them and how to get help if you are stuck! The presentation will be forwarded to your course leader and the library staff at your institution so they can forward a copy to you if you wish.
• Go to www.edgehill.ac.uk• Click on the padlock symbol
at the top of the page. Enter your username (student ID number) and your password. Both of these details can be found on your Edge Hill registration letter.
• You will be logged into an area called the Go Portal and from here you get access to your Edge Hill University e-mail, the Library Catalogue, your course materials and subject specific resources in Learning Edge
At the top of the ‘Go’ page you will find a link to your Edge Hill e-mail, the library catalogue, Learning Edge and also some personal storage space on the network for your files.
Your e-mail is a google mail account. Various departments at the University will use this account to contact you. If you prefer, you can change the settings so that your e-mails are forwarded to the inbox of an alternative e-mail account.
From this screen you can also change your password, set up a profile and customise the content of the Go Portal page. To do this, click on either your name or Tools on the top right of the screen.
Learning Edge, also known as Blackboard, is where you will go to access the module content for your programme area. Also, within Learning Edge, you will see a tab on the top of the page titled ‘Your Resources’ and it is here that you can find all of your essential subject specific resources information.
The books detailed on your reading list will be available in print form at your institution OR digital form via the Edge Hill University Library Catalogue.
Find the Library Catalogue at http://library.edgehill.ac.uk
Or follow the libraries link from the Go Portal:
Your reading list: finding items in the Library Catalogue
You can also search the library catalogue for books and journals using the keyword, author and Subject searches.If you choose Electronic Library in the third box, you will see items that you can read on-screen.
DISCOVER MORE is a single search tool that searches the majority of Edge Hill’s digital library. In one simple search you have access to thousands of books, journals and databases. Like any other search engine, search Discover More using keywords on the topic that you are researching.
Accessing Resources - Discover More
You’ll find a link to Discover More in Blackboard, on the Learning Services web pages and on the Library Catalogue home page:
The Learning Services web pages contain a wealth of information about the library services and support available to you whilst you are studying. They contain information such as where Edge Hill’s libraries are located, opening hours, how to borrow resources and how to get help with assignments.
Don’t miss the Assignment help link – here you will find guides on essay planning, academic writing, critical analysis and referencing – all vital for your studies.
Writing at university may seem different to other writing experiences you’ve had but it is important to realise that it is part of a process which you develop over time (and not overnight!).
Using the resources on these pages can help you to improve your understanding of what is meant by academic writing and assist you to develop and enhance your own writing.
For Help using or accessing your Edge Hill resources ask at your college or institution library or you can click on the ASK US tab that appears on all of our web pages.
The Ask Us database is the place to find out everything you need to know. If you can’t find an answer to your question already in the database you can go through to Live Chat which operates 24/7.
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Michelle O’Connell is Academic Liaison Librarian for Partnerships. Contact her at michelle.o’[email protected]
For password resets or other general enquiries you can contact Learning Services on 01695 650 800
Would you like to be able to use an academic library situated nearby to where you live? The Sconul Access membership scheme allows distance learning students to join an academic library that is perhaps closer to where they live than their institutional library. For more information and to register for this service, access the Sconul webpage:
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access
As an Edge Hill University student you can come and use facilities on campus at any time. As well as the Ormskirk campus, we have the Woodlands site at Chorley, Armstrong House in Manchester and a library in Aintree hospital – see the web pages for opening times, facilities and directions.