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Effective Information Retrieval Strategies for Research

Discover how to effectively navigate through various resources such as newspapers, books, and the Internet to find valuable information for your research needs. Learn how to use keywords, acronyms, and other tools to streamline your search process and access quality-assured resources. Gain insights on utilizing platforms like Intute and Athens for accessing electronic journals and e-books. Don't hesitate to ask for assistance from experts like Nicola Watkinson at Glyndŵr University's library. Record your findings systematically to enhance your research efficiency.

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Effective Information Retrieval Strategies for Research

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  1. Know what you are looking for! • What are you really being asked for? • Write down keywords, related words, acronyms, authors etc. • Use a broad range of quality resources • Record information as you go along!

  2. The resources available Newspapers Theses Books Journals People The Internet Statistics Visual images Libraries

  3. How to find information

  4. Intute www.intute.ac.uk Quality assured resources!

  5. ACM • Association for Computing Machinery • Via IP recognition via Glyndŵr University web page

  6. Athens – Single Sign On

  7. Electronic Journals

  8. E Books, Databases … Other resources available via Athens: • E Books – NetLibrary • Emerald • OCLC FirstSearch • Web of Knowledge

  9. If in doubt ask! • Nicola Watkinson nicolaw@glyndwr.ac.uk • Library Enquiry Desk Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm enquirydesk@glyndwr.ac.uk

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