LibrarySkills@UCL: Training and support

Your essential first step to making effective use of our libraries and library resources is our online induction.

When it comes to assignments or independent research, you need some essential skills to find the best material to support your studies or research. This tutorial covers defining search terms for your topic, knowing which resources to search and how to develop and refine a search strategy.

This tutorial covers how to access a wide variety of datasets available to you at UCL, with overviews of financial and business databases and data archives.

Learn more about some of the key market research databases that are available at UCL. This presentation lets users know what each database is good for, what countries are covered, what industries are covered, and it provides links to help and support.

This short video course will explain the different resources held in Special Collections, how to search for these resources on the catalogue, and how to access the physical items.

This series of video tutorials gives general handling guidelines on how to prepare for the consultation of Special Collections materials, and including specific precautions and handling procedures for books and bound materials, archives, flat oversized and parchment objects, photographic material, and scrolls from our collections.

A guide to resources and support for undertaking dissertations or research projects

Want to know more? Take a look at our short videos and guidance.

Our online induction is your essential first step to using UCL's libraries, including all the resources and services available.

This tutorial uses a series of videos and activities to demonstrate some top tips for enhancing your searching skills.