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Get the best out of your Internet search and your library research.

How do you know if the information you get from the web is reliable?

Check out these guides and websites to pick up useful skills before you start to do your research.


General searching skills

Searching the library catalogue - how to use the library catalogue to find books, videos, websites, etc
BBC's guide to research skills - Tips on searching books, journals, the Internet and how to sort your information.
Short subject guides - guides to the resources available for your subject.

 


Internet searching

 


Virtual Training Suite - Designed to help you improve your Internet and IT skills. Has quizzes and interactive exercises. On-line tutorials cover every Further Education subject and include a list of useful websites for each subject.
Internet Detective - An interactive tutorial on evaluating the quality of Internet resources
Basics of a Google search - Are you getting the best out of your Internet search engine?

 


Database user guides Office for National Statistics (ONS) website - User guide to the government's statistics website

Education journals database - On-line full-text education journals
British Education Index / ERIC - Teacher education database including references to articles, research, etc

Cochrane Library medical database - Database of health, care and medical research
INFOTRAC and Gale Virtual Reference Library - Excellent full-text database covering UK and international magazines and newspapers, plus 21 e-books.


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