Information skills : finding and using the right resources /
By: Grix, Jonathan [author.].
Contributor(s): Watkins, Gerald [author.].
Series: Palgrave study skills: Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010Description: vi, 163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780230222502; 9780230222502:; 0230222501.Subject(s): Research -- Methodology | Information literacy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Social sciences -- Research | Information retrieval -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Information retrieval | Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Electronic information resource searching | Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Information resources -- Evaluation | Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Electronic information resources -- Evaluation | Dissertations, Academic | Report writingDDC classification: 001.4Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 001.4 GRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0081446 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157), glossary and index.
Introduction -- Back to basics: understanding and categorising research material -- The literature review -- Online resources provided by libraries and the academic community, part 1: journals and books -- Online resources provided by libraries and the academic community, part 2: other resources -- Going it alone on the internet -- Referencing and plagiarism -- Summary of concluding points.
Skills for finding information are essential for academic study and beyond. This illustrated guide provides practical advice on how to source and use the right resources. It includes guidance on how to carry out a literature review as well as the skills needed for finding and evaluating information.