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    Academic Skills for an Awesome Semester

    by Amy Southgate September 16, 2020
    written by Amy Southgate

    September can be like an academic new year, with the same opportunity for reflection, self improvement, and goals. One area for potential new school year resolutions is study and writing skills. Developing strong study skills and a polished writing style will not only help you this year, and the rest of your post secondary journey, but also your life and career beyond the University of Alberta.


    This year in particular, with most students learning remotely, developing strong study skills without the natural rhythm of campus is a must! Our friends at the Academic Success Centre have remote appointments available, they also made a helpful eClass course and a website full of helpful tips: Student Resources for Remote Learning. 

    If you’re looking for a few more resources, the library has you covered!

    Learning to Learn Online is an open educational resource written by Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learning Centres, that will help you adapt and succeed in this new online environment.

    Academic skills for interdisciplinary studies is an excellent overview of the key steps and skills to great studying, researching, and writing in university.


    Classes have just started but assignments and term papers will be here before you know it! Developing your research skills is the key to a robust analysis and a top notch paper. The library has a bunch of Tutorials that will guide you from picking a topic though finding different types of sources. If you need more help finding sources, don’t forget you can make an appointment with a subject librarian, or Ask Us.


    Once you have your research completed you can turn your attention to crafting a great paper. Honing your writing skills can help you make sure your points are clear, concise and convincing. Our friends at the Centre for writers offer handouts, workshops and tutoring sessions to help polish your writing. Don’t forget to cite your sources and avoid plagiarism using the library’s Citation Guides. 

    The library has lots of writing guides to help you develop your skills, including many by subject area, try searching: writing guide and your subject area (eg, writing guide and psychology) to find something specific. Or, check out one of these broad writing guides:
    You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition

    Successful academic writing: a complete guide for social and behavioral scientists

    Elements of Indigenous style: a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples

    The IEEE guide to writing in the engineering and technical fields

    Writing essays: a guide for students in English and the humanities


    A little planning and habit forming will go a long way to success this semester, and beyond. Best of luck with the semester ahead!

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  • Gender and Sexuality in Primary Sources

    by Emily Zheng April 9, 2020
    by Emily Zheng April 9, 2020

    Last month, in honour of Pride Week 2020, we got together at the Digital Scholarship Centre to talk about Gender & Sexuality Primary Resource collections. Now that most of us are hunkering down to do research at home, we wanted to share those collections online! In the last few decades, research into LGBTQ2S+ studies have grown exponentially. As a result, there are growing numbers of projects which aim to collect materials that…

  • Two Ways to Study a Mysterious Manuscript: new workshop at BPSC

    by Hanne Pearce January 20, 2020
    by Hanne Pearce January 20, 2020

    It is amazing to imagine, but even in the 21st century, there is a book written in a language and script that scholars cannot understand. The Voynitch manuscript is a handwritten illustrated book, dated to the early 1400s. Named for Wilfred Voynitch, a book dealer who acquired the book from Jesuits priests in the early 20th century, the book is now owned by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. The manuscript…

  • Bruce Peel Special Collections wins UCDA Awards: a hat trick!

    by Meredith Bratland August 17, 2018
    by Meredith Bratland August 17, 2018

    Bruce Peel Special Collections received wonderful news that judges of the annual University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Competition have chosen three of the Peel library’s recently published exhibition catalogues for an Award of Excellence. The judges evaluated 1,060 print and digital entries for excellence in design, illustration, concept, typography, printing, and overall message; and in this year’s competition, they awarded 5 Gold Awards, 12 Silver Awards, and 198 Awards of…

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