The document provides an introduction to library services and resources for students. It summarizes that the library aims to help students become independent learners and researchers by providing academic support and resources to prepare students, help them achieve their best grades, and develop their knowledge on key issues. It emphasizes the importance of reading widely from a variety of sources, including books, journal articles, and audiovisual materials to get the highest marks on assessments by being able to identify and evaluate different information sources.

1. Welcome from Library Services

2. How can we help you?
We provide resources and
academic support to:
prepare you to become a
independent learner and
researcher
help you achieve your best
grades

3. You will use library resources to develop
your knowledge of key issues and to help
you prepare for seminars and assessments

4. The work you produce at university should be
informed by authoritative, scholarly information
from a broad range of sources
Reading is key to building strong academic arguments

5. Reading beyond your module reading list is
important for getting the highest marks in
your assessments

6. Books Journal
articles
Reference
materials
News articles Conference
proceedings
Audio-visual
content
To get the highest marks, you'll need to identify
and evaluate a range of information sources

7. This Induction will help you get a head start

8. All you need to use the Library is your student ID
card and your IT username and password

9. Special Collections
Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
As well as contemporary learning materials, we
manage unique and distinct collections
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one
of the largest collections of material relating to
the moving image in Britain.
The University's collections of archives, rare
books, film memorabilia and objects can be
accessed via a reading room in the Old Library
building on the Streatham Campus. If you are
based in Cornwall, you can access Archives
and special collections in the Exchange.

10. Explore!
Exploring this library induction will help you to
make the most of library resources and support