
Unit 5: How can I find information?
Take time to think about what types of information resources you will need for your assignment.
For some assignments you will need your notes from lectures, plus key text books from your reading lists and journal articles you have found on the topic.
For others you will need more detailed information such as statistics or standards or even primary data such as survey data or results of experiments. Let's consider how you can select keywords for your search. There are three main steps:
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Step one: Divide your search up into key concepts |
Step two: Search for keyword variations
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Step three: Put it all together You can get better results if you use symbols and qualifying terms when searching: |
Diagrams shared under a creative commons license by Duke library http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/advsearch.html SMILE - Finding Information by Imperial College, Loughborough University and the University of Worcester, modified by Marion Kelt Glasgow Caledonian University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.