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. 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 skills :: Library Get started quickly: click to access a range of tutorials in different aspects of library use and information skills. <a href="/library/infoskills/tutorials.html" title="Information skills" rel="section"><img src="/library/img/inline/cust/infoskills/earthmap.jpg" alt="Information skills" /></a><h1><a href="/library/infoskills/tutorials.html" title="Information skills" rel="section">Information skills</a></h1><p>Get started quickly: click to access a range of <a title="Tutorials" href="/library/infoskills/tutorials.html">tutorials</a> in different aspects of library use and information skills.</p> Using databases Find more information on the bibliographic databases that are directly related to your subject and discover their main features through online tutorials. Using the web for your studies Learn how to find relevant and reliable information for academic work, use Google and Google Scholar really effectively, and discover other useful web resources and searching tools. Referencing