Marine Science
Introduction
From how to plan your literature search to using resources in your writing and avoiding plagiarism. Academic writing isn't just about finding the resources, but organising and using them effectively. These tools should help, but do see the 'Learning Development' tab above for information on services you can access. Learning Development services can help with presenting and study skills, give constructive feedback on portions of your assignments, or even advise on how to progress from a 2.1 to a 1st.
Online Tutorials
This tutorial looks at the process of planning your search from choosing your initial search terms, to refining your results to ensure that these are focused and relevant.
Turnitin Plagiarism Spectrum
Note-taking
- Crash Course Study Skills VideosVideo tutorials on a number of topics related to Study Skills (such as above). Covers Focus and Concentration, Test Anxiety, Reading Assignments, Procrastination and more.
Tools to help organise information
Finding a method of organising your research at the start will help ensure you are able to find the information you need when you start writing your assignment and completing your reference list.
If you make notes of your readings remember to include the full reference and if you use any quotes include the page number.
Use colour coded highlighters on photocopies or printed articles - remember that you are able to highlight and make notes within electronic books/ eTextbooks to help re find relevant sections again.
Click on the tabs to see useful tools you might want to use to help stay organised.
Evernote is a note taking tool that allows you to store your research in one place. Use to save webpages (including URLs), photos, notes or audio recording. You are able to sync across devices and can also search within notes for specific phrase/ word. 
OneNote is an online notebook you can use to organise your notes. As part of the Office 365 package (free to download via the university), you can attach files to your notes, highlight, and add tick boxes to action on points, among other functions.
You can find training on OneNote via Lynda.com here
You can find training on OneNote via Lynda.com Endnote is a reference management software - it allows you to store your research and will also generate your bibliography for you. There are various reference management software options but the advantage of Endnote is that the Library will provide support and training.
Check out our Endnote Guide here