1. English 311 Information for your Dissertation Library Skills

2. To give students the opportunity to carry out independent study at an advanced level, into a topic of interest to them;

4. Distinguish between the different types of resources available

5. Understand why you need to use good quality information sources

6. Understand how to develop and implement a search strategy

7. Understand how to access electronic resources

8. Understand how to use the Internet appropriately

10. Make sure you have enough detail to find the information again Always record: Source used and the date you used it Searches undertaken and results found Keywords used, date range searched, location of material Full bibliographic details of the material found This will help you with your referencing bibliography

11. Define your topic. What is it you want to say? What is the scope? Preparation is key

12. Shakespeare AND Sonnet Playwright OR Dramatist Language NOT dialect

13. Truncation Wild Card Politic* Wom?n Politics Politician globali?ation Political Check the Help pages on electronic sources before you start

14. Types of information -decide what you need

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17. http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/

18. Local to global

19. Catalogue contains all the items in Library – but can only search on journal title – not journal article

28. DISCOVER Easy to search as Google Searches Peer Reviewed (academically approved )material not available on the Internet Search for journal articles – (plus other items) Also contains the Library catalogue – not as easy to keep track of searches

30. Femmes fatales literature

51. Newspapers

59. ONLY 60 DAY ARCHIVE – ONLY 4 PEOPLE CAN USE AT THE SAME TIME – PLEASE LOG OFF WHEN FINISHED

62. Websites

68. Managing References

71. Summary Preparation is key Search local to global –Catalogue Discover LibGuides Additional resources Use good quality resources Use Internet appropriately Use reference management software if you think it’s right for you.

72. Thank you Good luck with your dissertation Linda Crane lcrane@liv.ac.uk 0151 794 2686 Room 210 Sydney Jones Library VITAL LibGuides Registration sheet

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