Planning your first year at uni in forty minutes or less
Thinking about how to plan your next year of studies? Here are four ten-minute steps to successfully prepare for the academic side of your first year at uni… by Laura Primiceri
Posts tagged ‘search’
Aug 4
Navigating your research journey
“It’s a dangerous business, student, starting out your research. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, probably.
Is this source scholarly enough?
How many times have you found yourself asking this question, after a frantic Google search to find something (anything!) relevant to your essay? by Kate Williams Read more
What kind of searcher are you?
Find your library search personality type and get our tips for how to make the most of the information that is out there, just waiting for you… By Kate Williams.
Library 101: How databases can transform your assignments
Whether you’re feeling trapped by your reading list or suffering from lit review paranoia, Library databases are the key to finding all those riveting articles for well-researched assignments and glittering bibliographies. Follow us into the wormhole …By Karina Beck.
Is it all on Google? 5 top search tips
Time is ticking by and your essay deadline is looming. Your tutor, Professor Moriarty, has set you a truly obscure essay question and you have no idea where to start. Clearly this is all part of some evil conspiracy to stop you from getting the great grades you deserve. How can you quickly find the existing research that will put you on the right track? Is it all on Google? Sherlock investigates…by Kate Williams
