library support

We can provide in-curriculum sessions for your students on a variety of topics to help develop their academic and professional skills.

Sessions are tailored to your module or assignments and allow your students to contextualise academic skills within their course content. Our Course Planning page contains examples of how this has been done within Schools.

You can request a session using our online form*:

Requests for the 2023/24 Academic Year (sessions up to  31 July 2024)

Requests for the 2024/25 Academic Year (sessions between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025)

*Please note we require a minimum of two weeks’ notice for timetabling and preparation.

Our in-curriculum offer consists of sessions of up to 60 minutes in length delivered by an Academic Librarian or Academic Skills Tutor. These are scaffolded by independent study materials in MyBeckett for students to access in their own time. The sessions can be provided face to face or online, or if preferred we can just provide MyBeckett material without a scheduled class.

Available sessions are listed below, or you can use the booking form to request interconnected bundles of sessions on key topics such as academic writing, dissertation success or international student support:

If you have any questions on in-curriculum sessions, please contact your Academic Librarian Team.

Students can develop their academic skills on their own, or seek support and guidance, by using the following resources:

• Our online subject guides encourage students to become self-reliant in their library research and digital literacy skills.
• The Skills for Learning website has a wealth of information and downloadable material on topics such as academic writing, research skills and statistical analysis.
• Throughout the year there are Skills for Learning open workshops that students from any course or level can attend. These include webinars, online academic skills drop-ins and Study Cafés where students can work remotely alongside peers. Students can find more information and book onto the events on MyHub.
• Students can book half-hour appointments with Academic Librarians or Academic Skills Tutors who can help with academic skills, such as academic writing, finding library resources and referencing, as well as maths and statistics queries, and support for students with English as an Additional Language. Appointments can be online or by phone and can be booked using the Library’s Get Help form.

There are a range of short MyBeckett modules that students can work through to help them develop their academic skills. Each module can be completed at the student's own pace and can be revisited throughout the year. Links to all of the modules are on the Library website and students can self-enrol onto any that they would like to work through. We would also encourage staff to promote these by adding links on your own MyBeckett pages to the relevant modules for your students.

• LBU Study Ready is an academic skills module for students planning to study at Leeds Beckett. It aims to provide students with a taster of the skills they would need to develop in order to become successful learners. There is no login for this module - prospective students can just click on the Access button in the LBU Study Ready box on the MyBeckett login page.

• Study Smart is a module students can enrol on once they are at University and aims to introduce them to the key skills and services they’ll need to reach their potential at Leeds Beckett. It has three sections, each explaining a different set of tools or skills:
  1. Getting Started: finding out about the tools and technologies needed in the first few weeks of study
  2. Key Study Skills: including learning online, time management and keeping on track
  3. Research and Writing: the key research, writing and referencing skills needed to complete university assessments successfully.

• Study Smart for Degree Apprentices is a version of the Library, IT and key skills induction specific to the needs of degree apprentices.

• Second Year Study Smart is a module to help with the transition to Level 5. Its three sections cover:
  1. What’s Different in Your Second Year: students share experiences of their second year and tutors reveal their expectations for second-year students
  2. Using Your Feedback: learning about what feedback means
  3. Reflecting on Feedback: revisiting feedback received in Level 4 and completing a feedback action plan.

• Final Year Study Smart is a module to help with the transition to Level 6, and in particular work on final year projects and dissertations. Its three sections cover:
  1. Your Final Year: stepping up to the final year of study and beyond, and managing workload demands
  2. Your Independent Project: understanding and managing a final year project
  3. Developing a Project: how to approach the planning stages of a final year project, including organisation and note-making skills
  4. Your Project Research: planning, conducting and analysing the research required for a final year project
  5. Writing Your Project: tips on writing, re-drafting, style and language.

• Study On is a Library, IT and key study skills induction module customised for taught postgraduates and gives tips and advice on what it's like to study at this level:
  1. Getting Started: finding out about the tools and technologies needed in the first few weeks of postgraduate study
  2. What's New: learning about the key study skills needed to be successful as a postgraduate, including reflection and independent learning
  3. Research and Writing: the key research, writing and referencing skills needed to complete postgraduate assessments successfully.

• Academic Integrity Tutorial provides information, videos and activities to introduce students to AI and to help them develop the skills they need for academic success.

• International Students' Academic Introduction is an academic skills induction for new international students, signposting to further international support. All international students should be automatically enrolled, but any other student or colleague is welcome to self-enrol.

MyBeckett is the University's virtual learning environment. Support materials for staff using MyBeckett and other systems such as Pebblepad and Turnitin include:

• Digital Learning guides
• Self-paced online training modules
• Training sessions and recordings

MyBeckett student guides are also available on the Library website alongside other student IT support and advice.