Finding and evaluating information (lecturers)

The Interpreting assignments and finding information (PDF)  workshop helps students to understand what their assignment requires; to identify the information they need to find; and to know where and how to search for it.

The Intelligent web searching (PDF) workshop helps students to search the web effectively and critically evaluate the information they find.

Interpreting assignment titles (PDF)
Designed to help students understand what their assignments require.
 
Planning using mind maps (PDF)
Designed to help students plan their assignments and their literature search.
 
Information sources (PDF)
Makes students aware that different information sources are available, but consideration must be taken when deciding what is suitable for academic work.   
    
Searching tips and techniques (PDF)
Introduces students to some basic searching tips and techniques to find books and journal articles beyond their reading lists. (The content of this activity is currently being update and the new material will be made live by December 2012)
 
Evaluating information sources (PDF)
Introduces students to thinking critically about the information they find to ensure they are making sound judgements before using it for their academic work.
 
The good, the bad and the ugly of Google Scholar (PDF)
Helps students make an informed choice about Google Scholar as a tool for literature searching.

Finding journal articles with Web of Science

Teaching notes:
Finding journal articles with Web of Science (PDF)

Online tutorial:
Finding journal articles with Web of Science

Web searching

Teaching notes:
Web searching: Finding, evaluating and referencing information online (PDF)

Online tutorial:
Web searching: Finding, evaluating and referencing information online

Evaluating information

Teaching notes:
Evaluating information (PDF)

Online tutorial:
Evaluating information

Further activities are on the Finding and evaluating information (students) page.

The Library's subject pages give subject-specific guidance on finding and evaluating information, including guides to subject databases.

Ask your faculty team librarian for further information about supporting students to effectively use Library resources in your subject area. 

Related information for lecturers:

Plagiarism

Referencing