On November 3, 2021, from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm, a session with students taking UIR/MIR1113 Research Methodology subject was held. The lecturer for this subject, Associate Professor Dr. Zuraina Binti Ali, a lecturer at the Center for Modern Languagesinvited the library. Nearly 100 participants attended the session, which was delivered via the Microsoft Teams platform by Senior Librarian Mrs. Affida Binti Abu Bakar.

Prof. Zuraina gave a brief introduction to the participants prior to the start of the session, explaining why she invited the library to the session. Among others, she hoped that the participants would be able to make the best use of every service and library collection provided.

After the introductory session, the session was continued by Mrs. Affida to deliver a briefing on the literacy material search guide. Participants were informed about the steps to start searching for materials more systematically. In addition, participants were also explained with search techniques and tips in the database that is using the correct keywords, material filtering methods to obtain relevant materials, and guidelines for obtaining materials other than on the platform provided by the library.

Participants were also given hands-on instruction on how to use Mendeley as a reference manager tool during this session. There were some participants who had used this tool before but had no idea what other methods or tricks they could use. Mrs. Affida also answered some questions from the audience about the collection search and Mendeley use before the session ended. All of the participants were also able to generate in-text citations and reference lists using the Word plug-in. It is hoped that all participants will be able to put what they have learned into practice. Hopefully, those who are able to attend will be able to share this information with their friends.