Study resources and services
DIRECTOR OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Over the past 20 years King’s has made significant investments in our estate, libraries and IT infrastructure. Excellent resources, together with research and study support services, are designed to facilitate and complement your work at King’s. Academic English and study skills support
The Graduate School helps attract the best postgraduate students in the world and ensures a world-class experience while studying for your doctorate or master’s degree. With a full suite of personal and professional skills courses on offer, we can provide you with the training and advice you need to break into your chosen career, or to progress further in your organisation or area of study. We offer excellent networking opportunities with academics, alumni and external organisations, and monitor postgraduate standards across the College, which helps to drive our student satisfaction rates and doctoral completion rates. Professor Vaughan Robinson Director of the Graduate School
King’s British Council-accredited English Language Centre offers academic language and skills support for all King’s students, whether native speakers of English or not. All the courses are free, operate across all campuses and start at different times throughout the academic year so you can be sure that the support you need is available to you. For more information please see www.kcl.ac.uk/elc
Assessment and exam advice The King’s College London Students Union Advice Service can guide you through dealing with academic problems and concerns. www.kclsu.org/advice
Library Services The libraries’ holdings include collections which are nationally and internationally recognised. Postgraduates may also access Senate House Library, University of London and other universities within the AIM25 consortium, the British Library and specialist collections, libraries and archives around London. Located at each of the main campuses, Library Services provide a huge multidisciplinary print and electronic information resource that includes over two million books and thousands of journals plus: • access to materials for the subjects taught on campus • staff offering assistance with all services, collections and resources, including help with basic IT queries • information specialists for subject-specific enquiries • lending, self-service and reference services • free document delivery between King’s campuses and between the College and other universities • long opening hours, including 24/7 during the spring/summer examination time • individual and group study spaces.
Access to vast multidisciplinary and multicampus information resources include: • a rchives and special collections • books • i nformation tools • journals • manuscripts • maps •m ultimedia resources •m usic scores • official publications • photographs • r eference tools • s oftware and services including web tutorials for industry • s tatistical data. On and off campus access to electronic resources include: •b ibliographic and full text databases that include SCOPUS, Web of Science, JSTOR, Medline, Lexis, Nexis • ebooks • ejournals • l ibrary catalogues • s ubject gateways. For further information, including details about special collections and exhibitions, please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/library
Postgraduate lounges and study spaces Spaces and facilities are reserved for the exclusive use of postgraduate students at Guy’s, Strand, Waterloo and Denmark Hill Campuses. These can be found at: • Maughan Library postgraduate-only study space with PCs and printing facilities plus casual space for relaxation and group discussion. • Franklin Wilkins Library graduate zone with PCs and study spaces. • WEC Library graduate zone with PCs and study spaces. • NHH Library graduate study room with PCs and study space, plus casual space. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/services/ facilities.aspx
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