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Session overview

Welcome to the workshop Digital Footprints and Ethical Use of Information. This workshop is designed in two parts: 

  1. Understanding the Digital Footprint.
  2. Answering your referencing questions.

During the workshop, you will take part in activities to help you to learn about how to use social media as a professional. The workshop will also help you to improve your knowledge and confidence of UON Harvard Referencing. We will build on the information you learned during the pre-sessional activities. Remember, you can always revisit them on NILE if you need to. 

I'll tell you when and how to access the activities, working through the sections of this Libguide.

Mentimeter

Use the QR code or link below to access the mentimeter.

Link through to the mentimeter activity

QR code linking to mentimeter activity

Digital Footprints Activity

What can you find out about someone on the internet?

Choose a number, which represents a person working in a health profession in the UK. Use the search engines and social media to see what you can find out about your person

  • Take 5 minutes to search for your chosen person.
    • Who are they?
    • What do they do?
    • Where are they from?
    • Anything surprising/interesting?

Helpful hints

  • You can use search for the name of your person as a phrase “Mickey Mouse”
  • If there are a lot of people with the same name you can add nurse / health to your search
    • E.g. “Mickey Mouse” nurse
  • Try and find some interesting facts about your person

Nighat Arif

Lindsey Cherry

Neely Mozawala

Victor Sowunmi

Katie Reilly

Marie Gabriel

Digital Footprints - Interesting facts

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Further Help and Support

Harvard Referencing

From September 2025 the University is using the “Cite Them Right Harvard” as their referencing style. Full guidance is available on the site. It has examples of how to format your references and activities to help you practice.

You should always check with your tutor which style they want you to use. 

Academic Librarians

The Academic Librarian team are here to help you make the most of the Library resources. We offer support with finding, using, and referencing information for your academic assignments. You can also book one-to-one tutorials if you would like help with finding specific information. You can contact us by emailing librarians@northampton.ac.uk. Please include your full name and student number when you contact us.

HCPC guidance on the use of social media.