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Digital Skills training for Keele students and staff

 Improve your digital and information skills to improve your literature searching. Make sure you use our resources effectively. Take a training session at the Health Library to get the skills to find the articles you need for your assignments, studies and research.

Our training opportunities can be...

  • Face-to-face or online - whatever is comfortable and convenient for you
  • 1-to-1 or in a group - whether you need something personalised or like learning in a group
  • In a nutshell - take a short workshop at Campus or online
  • Drop-in - pop in for a quick chat with our librarian team during our drop-in sessions.

Check for all the training opportunities we deliver for Keele students and staff on our web page.

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