Library Guides: Department of Lifelong Learning: Reading and understanding

Reading and understanding

Engaging actively with the information you use will help you to find meaning and decide what is most relevant. The resources below will support the development of your reading and understanding when using a range of resources.

Reading and understanding resources

Active reading for understanding (tutorial)
Learn how to read an academic text effectively.
How to read a journal article (tutorial)
Learn what scholarly journals are, what type of information they publish, and how to read them effectively.
Discovering and using eBooks effectively (tutorial)
Learn how to discover and use eBooks effectively on some of the key eBook platforms: ProQuest Ebook Central, and VLebooks.

Discovering and using eBooks effectively (Word document, 79.2 MB)
Learn how to discover and use eBooks effectively on some of the key eBook platforms: ProQuest Ebook Central, and VLebooks.

Workshops

Using ebooks Effectively (workshop)
Want to get the best out of ebooks? This session provides an overview of their benefits, functionality and applications. You leave the session able to make efficient and effective use of our collection of online titles.
Reading For Diversity Reading Groups
The Library has teamed up with BookSoc, Sheffield University’s book society, to create a programme of Reading for Diversity reading groups. This programme provides an opportunity for students to come together to critically engage with, reflect on, and discuss books from diverse and often underrepresented voices and perspectives.

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Reading and understanding

Reading and understanding resources

Workshops