Aspire, Commit, Engage

Our librarians deliver workshops to complement and align with academic courses across Imperial. The workshops are part of our ACE it! programme designed to support you throughout your time at university.

Click on the boxes to find out more about each workshop, see available dates and get links to further information and support.

ACE it! Workshops

AI, images and ownership

Use generative AI to create images and consider the ethical issues

Copyright and Creative Commons

Learn about copyright and Creative Commons licences and how to deal with copyright issues

Critical evaluation of sources

Discover why critical evaluation of sources is important, and identify tips and tools

ACE it! workshops

Finding academic information with AI

Explore AI tools and how they can support you with information searching

Finding company, financial and industry information

An introduction to the types of company, financial and industry information available at Imperial

Introduction to academic databases and search tools

A practical introduction to academic databases and search tools

ACE it! workshops

Introduction to research data management

Learn key principles and strategies for research data management for effective and ethical data use

Preparing your first literature review

Find out about effective reading strategies, selecting and evaluating suitable academic sources, and organising your literature review

Strategies for note-taking

A practical overview of effective note-taking strategies, exploring apps, AI tools and the support you need to improve your overall note-taking

Referencing and reference management software

Reference management software

Referencing with BibTeX for LaTeX users

Learn how to cite and reference sources in your LaTeX document using BibTeX files. Suitable for those who have a working knowledge of LaTeX

Referencing with RefWorks

Get started with RefWorks, from creating an account to organising and formatting your references

Referencing with Zotero

A practical workshop about Zotero, a powerful free tool that helps you collect, organise and cite your sources with ease

ACE it! workshops

Getting started with EndNote

An introduction to EndNote, a software package that helps you manage all the references you need

Getting started with LaTeX

An introduction to LaTeX, a document preparation system widely used for scientific documents