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Supporting Learning

ATU library provides information and resources for students to support the learning process and to ensure that students acquire critical study and research skills.  

We provide support to help you find information for your coursework, teach you how to get better at searching and show you how to do a bibliography.  

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is the moral code of academia. All ATU staff & students are responsible for maintaining academic integrity.

Find out more about Academic Integrity.

Academic Skills Support

Academic skills aim to support students to develop key skills for academic success.  The skills can help you become a better learner and succeed in your course.

Learn more about key academic skills, research strategies and academic writing.

Cite Them Right Online

This is an online platform designed to advise students on how to reference correctly and help with avoiding plagiarism.

Go to Cite Them Right Online.

Getting published and APCs

The library supports Open Access (OA) through a variety of channels including the Institutional Repository. To accelerate the transition towards full open access, the library, through IReL negotiate with a growing number of scholarly publishers covering APCs or publication fees.

Find out more.

Inclusive Library

The library is committed to providing an inclusive environment so that all users have complete and equitable access to the entire library service. We aim to foster an inclusive library and an inclusive community, where all staff and students feel and have an equal opportunity to succeed. Find out more about accessibility and diversifying our library

Library Learning Support

It is vital that students have the skills to enable them to use the wide range of information sources and library resources available online and in print. Find out more about library learning support.

Referencing

Referencing is an essential part of academic writing; the library provides reference support, guides and tools to cite your sources correctly and avoid plagiarism.

Find out more about referencing.

Research Support

We offer advice and support for all stages of your research journey, to help you acquire skills and knowledge to take advantage of the range of resources we have to offer. Explore the researcher guide.

Subject Support

Dedicated subject librarians can provide in-depth knowledge and support for your subject specific information needs.

Find your subject librarian.

Tutorials and Podcasts

To support your learning, research and teaching, we have created a series of online tutorials and podcasts.View our tutorials and podcasts.

VLE

A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a digital classroom that allows lecturers to deliver course material to their students and communicate with each other online. Access the VLE for Donegal,Galway Mayo,Sligo.