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InfoSkills- a library tutorial. Develop skills for identification understanding and appropriate use of information sources; Develop skills for effective searching of the Library Catalogue; Develop skills for interpreting reading lists and using Harvard referencing; Develop skills for effective searching and evaluation of Internet resources; Guide you through a range of activities for postgraduate level research. Develop skills for effective searching of databases

The tutorial consists of eight chapters. At the end of each chapter you will take a quiz, which can be retaken, if necessary, up to six times.

This tutorial will cover basic use of the OPAC to locate sources in the Main Library. See the additional page for information on item locations in other libraries. The OPAC is also useful for checking your own record so that you can renew books and see how many you have on loan, etc. A tutorial is available on how to use the OPAC to view your own account, reserve books or book TR items.

The course provides an introduction to library and research skills, including an understanding of how information is organized by libraries; how to create a strategy for finding information; how to use print and electronic sources to locate information; and how to evaluate and cite information found.

The SWIM modules are based on streaming-server technology, which gives the user direct, quick access to video-sequences, as well as other multimedia elements, via the Internet. Accessibility via the Internet gives the user the advantage of a decentralised access, as well as the possibility of interaction and direct links to relevant information resources. As the active engagement of the individual user is a critical factor in the formation of information literacy skills, the SWIM group aims at developing a coherent visual idiom. However, in order to engage the user fully in the development of his/her skills, the entire form and content of the programme, as well as its narrative structure, have to be fully developed and refined. In the end, the user should be able to combine the different modules thereby creating a personal tutorial that fits his/her needs at any given time

Describes peer review for journal articles, provides a memory exercise to recall the concept and teaches use of a reference tool to determine if a journal is peer reviewed.

This is a web based 10 hours time-lenght course of 5 parts. Each part consists of a lecture with literature owerview and exercises on determined topic. After completion of the course students will be able to use reference sources, online catalogues and databases in the field of chemistry and materials technology, identifying which types of resources are most appropriate for selected topics,to develop and implement an effective search strategy, to analyze resourses critically for validity and suitability for their research project, to write a literature survey on chosen theme.

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This is a one semester credit-bearing course offered by the Open University (the UK's main distance-learning university). It runs once a year (e.g. Nov. 2006), and the cost is about 95 pounds. You need to be register as a student with the OU. The more is distance learning, mostly online with printed materials also supplied. The course uses the SCONUL

This tutorial is designed as a learning tool for Wake Forest University students. Most of the resources used in the interactive exercises are restricted to use by authorized WFU faculty, students and staff. The tutorial is best viewed in browsers that are version 4.0 or higher. This tutorial is divided into several modules listed above. The modules systematically lead you through the research process.