Resources
We have collected links to some of our favourite academic resources below. On our Youtube Channel you will find useful tutorials on a range of academic and practical topics from bibliographies to using the online library system.
We have collected some general study skills and time management tips in the "Study Skills," section, and some great statistics and image resources under the "Research," section.
Critical Skills have a YouTube Channel where we post videos that will aid you in your transition to third level and help you to navigate some of the technological issues that you may need to overcome throughout your first year in Critical Skills. You will also find some practical tutorials relating to bibliographies, using Office 365, and other useful topics.
Here are some of our tutorial videos you may find helpful:
How to Navigate MU Library Off Campus:
Uploading an assignment to Turnitin
Accessing Turnitin Audio Feedback
Maynooth University Library has a suite of excellent tutorials here.
For writing, the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University is our go-to resource.
Dartmouth College has some excellent resources relating to time management here.
Purdue University also have some great time management tips here.
Syracuse University published a resource titled: -"The Most Productive Way to Schedule Your Day."
In addition to the resources available from the Maynooth University Library we find the below resources useful.
The three institutions below provide hundreds of thousands of public domain digitized images. These include famous works of art, photographs, maps, and many other types of images.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
United States Library of Congress
Below are two useful sources for research on topics relating to Ireland: