PGCERT at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. This is the library introduction.

1. PGCERT MODULE 1
THE TEACHING ARTIST
Lecture / Workshop
Critical Thinking/ Effective Use of Academic
Resources/ Academic Writing/ Citing and
Referencing/ Support for Learning …
The Library’s Place in Your Learning
and Teaching

2. Catalogue
My
Account
Library/IT
Website
Reading
Lists
Electronic
Resources
WELCOME TO THE WHITTAKER LIBRARY!
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/rcs/

3. Bibliography
Document
Zotero
Mendeley
Endnote
LIBRARIAN IN A RESEARCH HAT

4. Notetaking
– page nos
Good
data
Quotes
Literature
searching
GOOD HABITS
Bad data

5. 
COPAC http://www.copac.ac.uk (academic libraries)
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WORLDCAT http://www.worldcat.org/
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LOCAL LIBRARIES eg Glasgow Libraries Online Catalogue
http://libcat.csglasgow.org/
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SCONUL ACCESS http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access
IF IT’S NOT IN THE LIBRARY

6. 
Diigo is a way of saving weblinks and accessing them on any
device you own. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!

https://www.diigo.com/index
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Here’s my Diigo folder for the links on the previous slide:-
http://tinyurl.com/ll38hvv
BOOKMARKING – THE SOCIAL MEDIA
WAY

7. 1.
Do you know your user number and PIN? (let’s get you one!)
2.
Do you know where teaching books might be found?
3.
Collect any library guides that you think might be helpful.
4.
See if you can find a book in the catalogue, & start your own list
5.
Log into Mahara and find the library pages.
SO LET’S GO TO THE LIBRARY

8. Karen McAulay
Music and
Academic Services
Librarian
Alan Jones Drama
and Dance Librarian
Jane Beattie Senior
Library Administrator,
Colette Harvey
Orchestral
Administrator
Catherine Small
Assistant Librarian
(Music)
The Library Assistant
Team
WHO WE ARE – HERE TO HELP