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Workshops for Students

Academic Skills offer a calendar of workshops available to book here. These workshops support all Undergraduate and Taught Master’s Students in finding, using, and managing information.

  • First Year In: Get off to a flying start and learn about using scholarly sources, using the Library catalogue & getting the most out of your Library to make your first year a success.
  • Finding Articles and Books: Learn about the main features of the Library catalogue, how to search for scholarly articles, books and ebooks, search for topics on the Library catalogue and refine results, and discover databases relevant to your subject area.
  • Cite Them Right: Learn the basics of referencing, tools to help you manage your references and tips on maintaining good academic integrity including emerging challenges such as contract cheating and AI.
  •  Literature Review: An Introduction to Searching the Literature: Learn how to narrow a topic to create a research question, create a search strategy using Boolean commands, truncation and wildcards, identify potential sources and think critically about the information that you encounter.
  • Endnote for Citing & Referencing: Learn how to use Endnote to manage your reference library and use Cite While You Write (CWYW) to cite and reference your sources.

Self-Directed Guides

We have created dedicated guides for first year students, and advanced undergraduate and Taught Master's Students. We have also developed an essential guide to maintaining academic integrity. This guide includes avoiding plagiarism, citing and referencing, and study skills resources.

First Year In: FYI

  • Library resources, services, and supports
  • key sources of information for essays and assignments
  • the importance of critical thinking
  • the importance of, and how to uphold, academic integrity
  • how the Academic Skills Team can help
  • how the Academic Writing Centre can help

Check out FYI guide

Research Skills for Students

  • creating a clear, focused research question
  • developing an effective search strategy
  • identifying and evaluating sources
  • the importance of, and how to maintain, academic integrity
  • citing and referencing correctly to avoid plagiarism
  • obtaining and using Endnote reference management software

Check out Research Skills guide

Academic Integrity

  • what is meant by the term ‘academic integrity’
  • how the Library can help students maintain their academic integrity
  • recommended resources to help avoid plagiarism, cite and reference correctly, and enhance study skills

Check out Academic Integrity page

Academic Skills Hub Drop-In

During term time, drop-in at the Academic Skills Hub. Check our opening hours. You can also book a meeting online or in person. Contact us at academicskills@universityofgalway.ie

We can help you with finding articles and books, evaluating information, citing and referencing, using Endnote and searching the literature for literature reviews.


Academic Skills Librarians & Assistants

Siobhan Carroll

Siobhan Carroll

Marketing/Engagement and Academic Skills Assistant
Email: siobhan.carrolluniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5229

Jane Egan

Jane Egan

Academic Skills Assistant
Email: jane.eganuniversityofgalway.ie

Gabi Honan

Gabi Honan

Inter-Library Loans/Academic Skills Assistant
Email: gabi.honanuniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5229

Regina Lyons

Regina Lyons

Academic Skills Librarian
Email: regina.lyonsuniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5229

Mike Smalle

Mike Smalle

Academic Skills Librarian
Email: michael.smalleuniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5228