Finding information
Learn about the benefits that developing good information searching skills can bring.
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1. Get started with academic information
Online learning to help you get started with academic information.
Academic information and why it is important
What is covered:
- Why it is important for you to search for, find and use academic information in your university work and assessments.
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Evaluating sources
What is covered:
- Appraising and evaluating the information you find to check for issues of credibility, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose.
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2. Develop your search skills
Online learning to help you develop your information search skills.
Planning your search for academic information
What is covered:
- Learn why it's important to plan your search for information.
- Understand how to identify keywords and key phrases from your assessment brief to search for relevant and useful results.
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Use Library Search to find academic information
What is covered:
- How to perform searches for different types of academic information.
- How to use filters to make your results more relevant.
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Search the web well for University study
What is covered:
- Learn when to use different web search pages, such as your favourite search page or Google Scholar.
- Understand how to use Google Scholar to find academic information.
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Lean Library: Access the academic information you need easily on the web
What is covered:
- What Lean Library is and how it can help you find the academic information you need when searching the web.
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Databases: What are they and how they can help you with your assessments
What is covered:
- What a database is.
- Why it is important to use databases for your research.
- Identifying which databases are helpful for the subject you are studying.
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3. Access specialist resources
Learn about the specialist resources for your subject area:
- Find your subject in the drop-down list below.
- When you click 'submit' you will be taken to the Library website.