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Advanced Search Operators
Use advanced search operators to expand or focus your research activities to find the secondary sources most relevant to your research question.
Research Logbook: master the investigative journey
Optimise your Research Logbook by document your research journey, search strategies and build a resource to enhance your assignment writing and learning process.
Literature Review – How to
Learn about the value of a literature review in developing your search skills, critical analysis skills and understanding of a topic.
Identifying Credible Sources
Choosing the best sources for your assignment means identifying credible sources, that pass the CRAAP Test and can add value to your research and analysis.
Information Literacy
Information literacy skills involve identifying reliable information from credible sources to analyse and use to complete university assignments.
Search the Library Catalogue
The Library Catalogue is a directory which allows you to access the information held in the university library and is the starting point for research inquiries.
Research Skills for Students
Research skills are essential for academic success, allowing students to locate, evaluate, and effectively use information for assignments and coursework.
University Library: Effective Information Retrieval
The university library is a set of resources expertly curated for you to help you succeed in your course, expand your learning, and complete your assignments.
Use a Search Strategy to Find Information
Use a search strategy to help focus your research, find the right information for your assignment and achieve results that meet the objectives.
Research Question – how to write
Write research questions with clarity, scope, and originality to supercharge your investigations, to create original ideas that contribute value to the subject field.
Library Sources: your guide
The university library contains a lot of information from a wide range of sources. Check out this guide to find a brief explanation of each type of resource.
Secondary Research: an introduction
Secondary research is useful to get an overview a topic, insights from previous academic studies, or to understand the broader context of a subject.
26 Tips for Using the University Library
Unlock the secrets of your university library. Explore these 26 valuable tips for effective research, resource navigation, and maximizing your study time.
Take Faster Notes
Find out how to take faster notes without negatively affecting the quality of your notes.
Using Shorthand, Symbols, and Abbreviations
Shorthand, symbols, and abbreviations can take your notetaking skills to a whole new level with faster documenting and better results.
Colour your Notes
Using colour when making notes can help improve your memory, boosts creativity, increase concentration and save you time when studying.
Improve your Notetaking: 18 tips you can implement today
Invest in your notetaking skills to take better notes that can help improve your performance at university.
The Importance of Notetaking
Notetaking provides a structured framework for organizing information, reviewing content, locate detail, and understanding the context of a topic.
4 Stages of Notetaking
Use the four stages of notetaking to master this skill to create a set of cohesive, reliable notes to support your learning and academic experience.
12 Notetaking Methods Essential for Students
When it comes to taking notes in lectures, seminar discussions, and for your own research at university finding the right notetaking strategy for your situation is essential. We’ve covered 12 of the most popular methods here.