Research skills
To use the tutorial please click on the orange buttons or use the 'Prev' or 'Next' links at the top and bottom of the page.
By the end of this tutorial you should be able to:
- Retrieve information found in a library catalogue
- Identify a range of information sources
- Carry out a successful literature search
- Define your research topic
- Prepare a search strategy to find information for your research
- Define keywords for your research topic
- Narrow your search to find the most appropriate information for your research
- Use a library catalogue to search for material for your research
- Select and use the appropriate index or database for your research
- Use the appropriate Internet search tool to find information for your research
- Broaden or narrow the scope of your search using techniques such as Boolean searching or truncation
This tutorial should take about 40 minutes to complete
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