Library Academic Support Centre: Students

The Library Academic Support Centre provides a professional, friendly, and free service to all students in every discipline and at every level of academic study at National College of Ireland.

We offer one-to-one and small group support, both in-person and online, that focuses on helping you to become an independent learner so you can succeed in whatever challenges you face throughout your course at NCI.

How can the Library Academic Support Centre support you?

Library Resources & Research:

• Understand what resources are available through the library
• Help you find information for your assignment or research
• Teach you how to find information quickly and efficiently
• Guidance on how to carry out a literature review

Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism:

• Help improve your paraphrasing and referencing
• Explain your Turnitin similarity report

Improve Your Grades:

• Help you understand a lecturer’s feedback so you can improve on your next assignment
• If you are getting good grades, but you would like help to move up to the next level

Where to find us

The Library Academic Support Centre is located on the 5th floor of the Spencer Dock building, find our office on the left as you come in.