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Thank you to the University of Rhode Island, the University of Manchester, the University of Leeds, Open Suny Textbooks, Curtin University Library, George Mason University, and Zotero for providing access to these online learning resources

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This short video gives a good outline for developing keywords and using advanced search to optimise search results in a database.

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PLEASE NOTE: there are closed captions on this video. This video tutorial is a bit dated now, but it will certainly still show you some recommended approaches for searching certain databases. It demonstrates: -how to choose the best keywords -how to use truncation and phrasal searching The objective is to enable you to be more successful when searching the library's databases.

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Evaluating your Information: Questions and Comments

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Evaluating your Information: Questions and Comments

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Search Skills Quiz: Questions and Comments

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Search Skills Quiz: Questions and Comments

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Refining you search: Questions and Comments

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Refining you search: Questions and Comments

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Get to know your Databases and Searching Databases: Questions and Comments

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Get to know your Databases and Searching Databases: Questions and Comments

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Knowing where to look: Questions and Comments

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Knowing where to look: Questions and Comments

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Planning your search: Questions and Comments

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Planning your search: Questions and Comments

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10. Here is a link to your APA6 Referencing Guide

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10. Here is a link to your APA6 Referencing Guide

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Use this guide to manually check your references. Remember you always need to check your references yourself. Never just rely on your citation manager!

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7. Evaluating the Information You've Found

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7. Evaluating the Information You've Found

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Learn how to recognise which information sources are suitable for your assignments. Work through the tutorial and quizzes.

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Work through this tutorial and test questions to familiarise yourself with using databases for your research:

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A citation manager is a very useful tool to aid your referencing. While there are many available, Zotero is free to install and use and has many useful functions. These videos by George Mason University will introduce you to Zotero and how it can help manage your references:
https://youtu.be/hS50jfiWnxI

The next video will take you through the process of installing Zotero and integrating it with your word processing software:
https://youtu.be/NrgQMUhCKrQ

If you need further help use any of  the tutorials here

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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

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This stage of information management is essential for university assignments. Please complete the following tutorial and quiz:

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Once you've completed sections 1-5 complete this short quiz:

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The Information Literacy User's Guide Chapter 3: Plan - Exercise: Reviewing Search Strategies

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Work through this tutorial to learn more about identifying the best keywords and other methods you can use in your search for information.

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3. Knowing where to look: Google, Google Scholar, The Library Catalogue and Subject Databases

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3. Knowing where to look: Google, Google Scholar, The Library Catalogue and Subject Databases

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The link below explains what each of these information sources are and how they can be used to gather information for your assignments. Please work through the tutorial and activities:

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Knowing where to look: your search toolkit

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What is expected for university assignments?
Work through this tutorial and questions to understand the basics of university research.

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5. How to refine your search in a library catalogue or database - Review

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5. How to refine your search in a library catalogue or database - Review

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Use the Advanced Search function:

Apply Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT.

Refine your search: Peer reviewed, date, language, resource type, available online, full text availability...

Expand search results: Truncation and Wildcard symbols.

Focus search results: Proximity and Phrasal searching.

The link to the LibGuide below provides a useful summary of how to apply the above principles. The "Plan Your Search" and "Improve Your Search" tabs will be the most useful at this stage.

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LibGuides: Search the literature: Introduction

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Search the literature homepage with links to locating relevant resources for your research