Digital Skills Corner – Organise your files!

Master file organisation at the Digital Skills Corner!

We are here to help! In this month’s edition of the Digital Skills Corner we will dive into file and reference organisation. We will also show you some tricks on how to safely share files! You will get tips on file organisation, an introduction to reference managers (EndNote and Zotero) and learn about surfdrive.  

You will learn about: 

• Basics of file organisation 

• Basics of reference managers  

• Safe ways to share files 

For this session: Please bring your laptop so you can practice. 

Why join? This session is a great opportunity to tidy and organise your digital files and references. Especially when starting a bigger project, like your thesis it is the perfect moment on where and how you organise and store your digital files. And of course, you can also come and ask any other pressing question related to Digital Skills.  

Digital Skills Corner 

This session is part of the Digital Skills Corner, a new collaboration pilot between ICTS and the UM Library. During monthly walk-in sessions, students have the opportunity to improve their basic digital skills. In an accessible and personal setting, students can ask IT-related questions, and each session will also cover a specific theme. 

Do you have any questions about the Digital Skills Corner or want to suggest a topic for future sessions? Please contact us via Ask Your Librarian. 

Target group: Students, mainly first year, but everyone who has a question or wants to learn is welcome.

Capacity: max. 30 participants

Language: English, questions can also be asked in Dutch

Workshop format: Short presentation with Q&A in the Randwyck Library (exact location to be decided). The session takes 1 hour.

Frequency of the workshop: monthly

Upcoming sessions in the series:

• March/April: Make the most of Word during your thesis. We provide you with practical examples on using Microsoft Word in your research – from tracking changes to making content tables.