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We offer online learning modules and guides as well as face-to-face and online appointments and workshops to help you excel at your studies.

You have access to our wide range of online databases, journals, ebooks and other online material - including digital content held by Archives and Special Collections. Due to licencing restrictions some resources are not available off campus – these resources will be clearly marked. We are making good progress working with publishers to make these resources available off campus wherever possible.

Libby App

New in 2024-25, use the Libby App or open on your mobile device to enjoy free ebook novels, digital magazines and audiobooks. Latest collection includes over 70 titles for LBGT+ History Month 2025:

Ten book covers displayed in a grid, featuring diverse genres and authors.

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Have a look at our Getting Started guide

Library Guides

For in-depth library information tailored to different subjects, includes Getting Started sections

KLaSS

Online tutorials and forums available 24/7; to help you find academic materials for your topics and…

King’s Academic Skills for Learning

Resources on academic and related skills.

Guide to referencing

Referencing tools and styles

Skills Forge

Free courses provided by King's

Referencing software

Information on choosing referencing software

Workshops and Drop-ins

Workshops

We run workshops on literature searching across all Faculties. The aim of these sessions is to introduce you to basic literature searching skills and direct you towards key resources for your subject.

For Health & Biomedical Sciences we run workshops on critical appraisal and undertaking searching for a systematic review as well as basic literature searching.

You can book to attend a workshop online via LibCal. More information on these workshops including dates and how to book can be found here and on the LibGuide for your Faculty. Workshops usually run 1-2 times monthly and we currently offer both online and in-person sessions.

Drop-ins

Drop-ins are held online using Gather. Gather is a virtual office space that lets you walk up to other people that are in the online space and talk to them.

At the moment, drop-ins are only for learners undertaking systematic reviews. They are best suited for someone who wants to talk to a librarian but doesn’t have a specific problem or question they want to discuss. You might just want some general guidance, or an idea of where to start and prefer to talk this through than do independent e-learning or post on a forum.

Upcoming drop-in dates are available on LibCal

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