This website has been created to help you get started with searching for information to support your academic work. There are some activities which will help you to develop your searching and evaluative skills.
To find good information start by thinking about what you need, what type of information and the topic. This will help you to identify where you need to search and what keywords or search terms to use. You can search for literature using NELSON, our discovery tool. Then, to make sure you are choosing the best type of information for your assignments, you will need to question or evaluate your source. Work through the activities below to explore how you can do this for your assignments.
This tutorial explains the literature search process and helps you to explore keywords (an essential skill for finding information). It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
You can use NELSON to search the Library’s books, e-books, e-journals, videos & more. Login with your University username and password at the top right hand side of the page so you can access the full-text material and save your search results.
If the item is available electronically, you’ll see a link to the full-text online. If the content is available in print, you’ll see a shelfmark letting you know where to find the book on the shelf.
This tutorial will help you explore the factors that help you assess the quality of a source and the suitability of it for your academic work. It contains examples of journal articles and websites. It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
I hope you have found this website useful. I look forward to meeting you later to answer any questions you have about using the Library. We'll also look in more detail on how to find good quality information to support your academic work. The handout below summarises the key information discussed on this site.
