HELPDESKCourse resources
- Baseline resources
- Graphics and multimedia
Baseline resources
Downloadable files
- Lambeth_Homilies.doc
Sample file for baseline word processing. - Word processing for reports.pdf
Part of the Baseline course demonstrates how to format an essay/report. This goes into more detail on the subject. - Web Evaluation form
Use this interactive form to evaluate websites. - Web Evaluation form
PDF version of the above (in most browsers, you should just be able to click on this link and the Acrobat plugin will load automatically. If not, you can download Acrobat here) - Web Evaluation form
Microsoft Word version of the above document - people.xlsx
Spreadsheet file for the latest (and most common) version of Excel available on campus (Excel 2007/2010). - accounting_worksheets.xls
- people.xls
Spreadsheet file for older versions of Excel available on campus (Excel 2000/2003). - pay_info.xls
Alternative Spreadsheet for Course/Test. - spelltest.doc
Example file for spellchecking - docdesign.docx
- Emailsecurity.doc
Example file for attachment exercise - FileEncryption.doc"
Example file for document security exercise - MOODLE.pdf
A brief guide to MOODLE - MyGlasgow Team Sites
How to create a Team Site on MyGlasgow - mars.doc
- Mission to Mars.pptx
PowerPoint file for PowerPoint unit/session
Web links
Internet skills
Learn the Net
Pinakes Subject Launchpad
WWW Virtual Library
Academic Info
BUBL Information Service
Evaluation of web sites guidance
Five criteria for evaluating Web pages
Web pages Evaluation Criteria
Evaluating web pages
Evaluating Web Sites
The Internet detective (a tutorial on evaluating the quality of Internet resources)
Glasgow University links
Alsion Free Online Training
Anti-Virus information from the university computing services
How do I? Library guides
Managing files with Windows Explorer
Citing web sources
Guide to citing different types of documents
General Reference resources
Yahoo Reference Resource Page
GU Reference Sources
Purdue U: Ready Reference Page
Virtual Facts on file - online dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopaedia etc. from Refdesk.com.
Libraryspot.com
Encyclopedia Britannica
Columbia Encyclopaedia
Mirriam-Webster Dictionary - searchable on-line dictionary.
Online Dictionaries - an Index of online Dictionaries.
Visual Thesaurus - from Plumb Design Inc., New York.
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Images for Course work
IrfanView Moodle
GIMP image manipulation program (free program)
GIMP Tutorials
Using images in your research and study