Kicking off your Dissertation: What you need to do during term one

Doing a dissertation sounds daunting, but most of us do not feel stressed until the deadline is coming in term three. Yet, we can always start the preparation a bit earlier to ease the pressure in future. Blogger Angel shares her dissertation journey and outlines how you can prepare for your dissertation from your penultimate year. Here is everything you should and should not do before and during term one of your final year.

By Angel Sun.

How to conduct a Literature Review

Having recently completed a literature review as part of her masters, Iona outlines a number of tips on doing a literature review and how to overcome commonly encountered difficulties.

By Iona Craig.

Need dissertation inspiration? Discover sources at the Modern Records Centre

If you’re about to head into your final year of undergraduate study at Warwick, you might be thinking ahead to your dissertation or research project. If you’re stuck for ideas, why not check out Warwick’s Modern Record Centre? In this week’s blog, MRC archivist Melissa lets us in to some of the secrets of the MRC.

By Melissa Prior, MRC archivist.

The Newsletter team over the Summer

Summer is fast approaching, and with no weekly readings, lab experiments or assignments due for months the opportunities for how to spend summer are endless. So what do we have planned for our summers at the Library Newsletter team? From preparing for Master Degrees to earning a Google endorsed qualification read on to find out!

By the Newsletter Team.

My use of the Library over my three years at Warwick

Looking back, how has a Final-year student used the and been part of the Library through their degree?

By Matt Munnelly.

Shelving the Library’s academic year 2022-2023

As we all know there are many study spaces around campus to study at, and we all have our personal favourites, but have you ever wondered  how many visits does the Library have? What is the most borrowed book? And what was the highest Library occupancy this year? Keep reading to find the answer to these and other statistical questions about your learning grids! (All data accurate as of 17 May 2023)

By Anastasia Cagnoni.

Hottest summer reads for 2023

During the academic term, reading wider than one’s module reading lists or even just reading for leisure, can prove daunting as the workload steadily increases. For that reason, many people tend to use the summer to dive into books and get lost in other worlds as they enjoy the warm weather! Here are some of our top reading suggestions for this summer.

By Arin Ososanya and Anastasia Cagnoni.

Pride in the Library

June 1^st marks the start of Pride month in many countries across the world. To promote visibility and awareness of the LGBT+ community, the Library has a range of displays and content for students to engage with over the coming weeks, both in person and online.

By Rebekah Eliot

Top 10 tips for a successful exam and revision period

The brightest candles burn the fastest, and those 10-hour study sessions may not be as efficient as you think. Keep reading to find my top 10 tips to manage stress and preparation during exam season.

By Anastasia Cagnoni

What to do in term 3 if you have no exams

For many of us at Warwick, Term 3 holds very few or no exams at all. If this sounds like you, then keep reading to find out about ideas for your free time and tips for non-exam assignments. Some students may only have labs and essays left, while others are fully free. The first set of ideas will be aimed at the lucky students with a fully free Term 3, if instead you have non-exam assignments such as labs and essays, scroll further down for a brief checklist.

By Anastasia Cagnoni.