Karen Blakeman: All About Google – Top Tips. Welcome to SAFARI. Asks: “what is information?” And considers the types of information that we use in everyday life and for studies. Recommended duration: 1 hour Looks at where information comes from and goes to; how it gets categorised and spread around, and where you may find it. Recommended duration: 1 hour Looks at how to think about information in ways that will allow you to create a search strategy, and use it to access catalogue and database resources. Looks at the practice of searching - on and offline - and how to use different electronic search tools and techniques. Asks how information can be evaluated for quality and why this needs to be done, and suggests a tool to do this. Explores why information needs organising and ways of doing this using tools and techniques, including referencing, bibliographies, social bookmarks etc.
Follow the About Safari link if you would like to know more about how Safari works. Information Literacy — Barrington Digital Library. Welcome to the Information Literacy Tutorial which has been written, designed and maintained by staff at Cranfield Defence and Security, Library and Learning Services to help you find, evaluate and use information. Please note that the Tutorial is available to Cranfield Defence and Security students and staff only. and forms part of Cranfield University intellectual property. Please do not divulge your username and password to others. We hope you enjoy using the Tutorial and if you have any comments/feedback, please use our feedback form. Journals and Databases - NHS Evidence - Search Engine for Evidence in Health and Social Care. 20.pdf (application/pdf Object)