1. Future’s Bright:
Finding information
Peter Coyne - Information Adviser
Falmer Library

2. Aim of this session...
Help...
• improve awareness of resources
• make your searching less frustrating
• improve work? save time
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3. What we’ll cover…
• Official (government) info
Internet • Organisational info
• Academic research info
Look at specific issues. Contain original
(primary) research.
Journals
• UoB databases
• Google Scholar
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4. Using the internet...
• Government (.gov.uk)
• Organisation (.org.uk)
• Academic (.ac.uk) information
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5. Databases...
“I want to search across a wide range of
journals to see what’s available on a
specific subject”
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6. Databases...
• Online Library / Resources A-Z (or Resources
by Subject)
• Google Scholar
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7. Tips for better searching...
• Use Advanced Searching
• Remember synonyms
• Use truncation
• Build in new terms
• Filter (e.g. by date)
• Look at references where possible
• Other works by author
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8. Google Scholar…
• Type of database
• Good, general subject coverage
• Links different publications well (citations)
• Use ‘Library Links’ off-campus
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9. What next…?
• Use your Information Adviser
• Workshops
• Keeping up to Date with Research
• Just Journals
• Who’s Citing You?/Impact Factors
• Information at www.brighton.ac.uk/is
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