LibGuides are our preferred means of collating information about resources. They offer a way of guiding students along a path to a set of resources that suits their particular needs. They can be general in nature, but will often work well when the content is targeted for specific needs. For example, if your students do a year abroad then a specific section on the LibGuide will suit that cohort.

There are a variety of ways that you can do this:

• The Education Faculty Library teaches referencing through their LibGuide: the Guide is hosted on the Library Moodle site and gives examples of how to cite and reference a variety of sources in the APA style.  The Library will be reviewing the Guide over the summer to reflect changes in the APA style. Professor Susan Robertson, Head of the Education Department, notes about the Library that their "rapid shift to many more on-line sources and resources has enabled our students the kind of access they need to produce outstanding work".
• Law; http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/law
• Polar Sudies: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/polar_studies
• Psychology: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/psychology-guide
• Engineering Sciences: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/engineeringsciences
• Classics: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/classics

Themes work well: examples:

• Children's Literature: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/childrensliterature
• Official Publications: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/Official-Publications
• Ecology; combining services and resources from several libraries in a thematic way: http://libguides.cam.ac.uk/ecology

Find out more about using LibGuides

Signposting all sorts of online resources: ebooks, newspapers, official publications; special collections

Online Library: Education Ebooks Collection - a blog post written a few weeks after the library spaces closed talked about the Online Library :https://edfaclib.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/your-online-education-library/. Meg Tait from CCTL endorses this Online Library saying "this is a brilliantly helpful initiative".

Chemistry Library: signposting clearly on library website about online services, tools and resources

Digitisation of print content:

• Digital Dissertations: for example, Architecture and History of Art
• Special Collections: offering access to special collections materials online - Suzanne Paul, University Library
• Digital Library: Mycenae Collections