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Study Skills:
 finding information

Peter Coyne - Information Adviser
         Falmer Library
What we’re going to cover…

•   Talk about different resources...

•   Improve your finding skills

•   Save you time – improve your marks???
Student (and staff) experience...

• Frustrating

• Messy

• Time consuming

• Muddle through


                                       An Information
                   14/12/2011   Services Presentation
Why use what when???
Books      Good for overview. Highlights different
           issues of subject, history, developments,
           theories etc. Can be slow to publish.

Internet   First place for government documents.
           Official websites (e.g. Macmillan).

Journals   Up to date info. Detailed look at specific
           issues.
                                                  An Information
                       14/12/2011          Services Presentation
Demonstration..

• Books
• Internet
• Journals/Databases
  • British Nursing Index
  • CINAHL


                                            An Information
                        14/12/2011   Services Presentation

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Study skills

  • 1. Study Skills: finding information Peter Coyne - Information Adviser Falmer Library
  • 2. What we’re going to cover… • Talk about different resources... • Improve your finding skills • Save you time – improve your marks???
  • 3. Student (and staff) experience... • Frustrating • Messy • Time consuming • Muddle through An Information 14/12/2011 Services Presentation
  • 4. Why use what when??? Books Good for overview. Highlights different issues of subject, history, developments, theories etc. Can be slow to publish. Internet First place for government documents. Official websites (e.g. Macmillan). Journals Up to date info. Detailed look at specific issues. An Information 14/12/2011 Services Presentation
  • 5. Demonstration.. • Books • Internet • Journals/Databases • British Nursing Index • CINAHL An Information 14/12/2011 Services Presentation