Finding information

Summary

Here are the most important things you need to know.

Scholarly articles & peer-review

• Scholarly articles are written by academics or experts
• Peer-review means the article has been checked and approved
• Use Ulrichsweb to check if a journal is peer-reviewed
• See what a scholarly article looks like

Plan your search

• Your information should be scholarly
• Find quality information through searching
• Use searching techniques to get the best results

Library SEARCH

• SEARCH is the Library's search engine

Books & ebooks

• Find books and ebooks using filters in SEARCH
• We use the Dewey Decimal Classification system
• Read ebooks online for the best functionality

Journals & journal articles

• A journal is like a magazine, but scholarly
• Find the full-text of an article

Other material

• We have popular dictionaries, thesauri and encyclopedias
• We also have CDs, maps, games and more

Databases

• Databases are collections of information
• We subscribe to hundreds of online databases
• Search our A-Z Database list

Google Scholar

• Google Scholar is like Google but scholarly
• How to set up and use Google Scholar

Evaluating information

• Not everything you find will be useful, valid or accurate
• Use the TRAAP test to check timeliness, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose of sources

A-Z tutorials

• A complete list of our tutorials (guides, videos, and more)