Skills for finding information are essential for academic study and beyond. This illustrated guide provides practical advice on how to source and use the right resources. It includes guidance on how to carry out a literature review as well as the skills needed for finding and evaluating information.

Skills for finding information are essential for academic study and beyond. This illustrated guide provides practical advice on how to source and use the right resources. It includes guidance on how to carry out a literature review as well as the skills needed for finding and evaluating information.

Covers the skills integral to all undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, such as where to find key information and how to carry out a literature review
Offers international students a valuable insight into the range and type of resources available to them in the UK academic environment

Autorentext
Jonathan Grix is Reader in Sport Policy and Politics at the University of Birmingham, UK. GERALD WATKINS is a Subject Advisor in Library Services at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- PART I: FOUNDATIONS.- Back to Basics Understanding and Categorising Research Material.- The Literature Review.- PART II: FINDING RESOURCES: WHAT, WHERE AND HOW.- Online Resources Provided by Libraries and the Academic Community: Part I: Journals and Books.- Online Resources Provided by Libraries and the Academic Community: Part II: Other Resources.- Going it Alone on the Internet.- Referencing and Plagiarism.- Summary of Concluding Points.- PART III: GLOSSARY.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.