1. Communication and Media Resource awareness session

2. What we’ll cover: Look at resources Reference management software Re-cap : Preparation / search tips

4. Trials Electronic Library

6. Local to global

19. “Critical literacy”

23. Evaluate webpage

37. Newspapers Lexis Library Library PressDisplay Times Digital Archive Daily Mirror Archive

49. Times Digital Archive

52. WEBSITES

55. www.worldoflibrarians.co.ukBiography of Linda Crane Have a twin sister Held at gunpoint Once owned a three legged hamster called Hopalong

62. Preparation re-cap

63. Before you start May want to look for starting points – ideas to put into context what you want to say. Look at a book on the subject – how have they organised their chapters? Look at Wikipedia -DON’T cite it – spark ideas

64. Types of information -decide what you need

65. Keyword diagram Starting out Preparation is the key. Define your topic. What are you trying to find out? What are your search terms?

66. Clint Eastwood AND Westerns Clint Eastwood ORWesterns Clint Eastwood NOT Westerns

67. Search tips Truncation : politic* politics political politician Wild card : Wom?nGlobali?ation “Search for a phrase” in quotation marks

68. Make sure you have enough detail to find the information again Always record: Source used and the date you used it Searches undertaken and results found Keywords used, date range searched, location of material Full bibliographic details of the material found This will help you with your referencing bibliography

69. Linda Crane lcrane@liv.ac.uk 0151 794 2686 Room 210 Sydney Jones Library