Hi guys, my name is Charlie and I'm a current 3rd year student,
in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nottingham
It is currently may
which means that it's exam season for most students.
So a lot of people using the libraries the moment.
Now my exams were a little bit earlier, they were back in April.
So the libraries were much quieter back then.
So I thought it would be a really good opportunity
to show you guys around a little bit.
So over the course of one week,
I decided to spend a day in all the different libraries across
all the different campuses and show you a little bit of how I set up
how I study and give you some study tips along the way.
So today I'm off to Julie campus to explore
the library on campus there. I'm here with my friend Zoe who is also
a 3rd year vet
My top tip for today is if there's
anything in the curriculum you're struggling to get your head
around or something you know you always forget
try and make time to talk it through with a friend.
I knew I found in past exams that the stuff that I
discuss with the people is the stuff I remember really well.
So we've just been to McDonald's for a healthy lunch.
And now we're back again. And we have decided
to use a group study room this afternoon.
So it's a little bit more private.
So you can kind of talk a little bit,
which is something we're after because there's two of us and
we don't want to disturb anyone else by having a chat
Today is about a much sunnier morning and I'm off to the library on
Sutton Bonington campus instead
which is called the James Cameron-Gifford
Library, bit closer
to home, only takes me a minute to
get you from my flat, which is great.
But yeah, it's same thing as yesterday
and hopefully we'll get lots of stuff done.
So following on from yesterday's theme of working with other people to 39 00:02:04433 --> 00:02:05,779 keep you motivated
I am here today with Dan and Liam
Neither of whom are studying the same course as me. But it's good.
It's good. We're working alongside one another,
but not together, so we don't get a distracted.
Today's top tip for revision
is when you do give yourself some time off,
make sure eating things that you really enjoy - so tonight,
we're having a cheese and bread
night, whilst we watch the new Game of Thrones
I'm back on University Park Campus
again today to go and visit Hallward Library
I'm on my own today, but that's not problem.
I'm going to find a nice spot to set up, hopefully with sunlight
and get some stuff done
Today's tip is that if you're finding that you're
struggling to stay focused, try and relocate your
study space to somewhere you're going to get lots of natural light
I find it makes a massive difference to me because being
in the dark makes me sleepy and I struggle to concentrate.
So if need a booster, try finding a spot
by window to keep you awake and focused
Today is a new day, so that means a new library
And today I'm of to the Greenfield Medical Library,
which is in the Queen's Medical Centre
right next to University Park
This is somewhere I've never visited before
so I'm intrigued to have a look at
what study spaces they've got and get stuck in.
Today's tip is, as nice it is to work with other people sometimes you
need to take yourself away on
your own and work by yourself for a little bit.
So I really enjoyed this little study
room that, there was just absolutely nothing in it to
distract me so I was really able to concentrate
And the best way I find to work is do it in short bursts
of really productive activity and then have
a full on break and then get back to it, it just helps me stay focused
For longer. This morning I'm
off to University Park to go study at George Green Library
I've been there a few times before and I really like it.
It's really sort of bright and airy and open
So this is all the space we have.
We're so pleased.
My top tip for today is try and vary up the ways that you
study over the course of the day
or the week that you're preparing for exams.
Because it really helps to just keep you
motivated and it also helps your brain remember things.
Thank you for watching.
I hope you've enjoyed this little insight
into all different libraries at
the University and to anyone the has exams coming up, I hope
they go well for you, good luck. Fingers crossed.