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What are journals?
This tutorial from the University of Nottingham introduces educational journals and describes three types: Academic, Professional and Subject. The examples used are drawn from the area of nursing, but the concepts are cross-discipline.
Develop your search skills
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will help you put together your search terms in order to find the most relevant information.
Identify your question
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will identify your question when developing your search strategy
Using PICO
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will introduce the PICO tool and help you to use it to develop clinical questions
Using a Thesaurus
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will explain the benefits of using a thesaurus to help you improve your searching.
Finding the good stuff: evaluating your sources
This resource explores the process of evaluating the sources you find to ensure they are relevant and quality assured, equipping you with the skills you need to identify high-quality information to use in your academic work.
This tutorial from the University of Nottingham introduces educational journals and describes three types: Academic, Professional and Subject. The examples used are drawn from the area of nursing, but the concepts are cross-discipline.
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Format: Online tutorial
Develop your search skills
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will help you put together your search terms in order to find the most relevant information.
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Format: Online tutorial
Identify your question
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will identify your question when developing your search strategy
- Duration: 15 minutes
- Format: Online tutorial
Using PICO
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will introduce the PICO tool and help you to use it to develop clinical questions
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Format: Online tutorial
Using a Thesaurus
This tutorial from North Staffordshire will explain the benefits of using a thesaurus to help you improve your searching.
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Format: Online tutorial
Finding the good stuff: evaluating your sources
This resource explores the process of evaluating the sources you find to ensure they are relevant and quality assured, equipping you with the skills you need to identify high-quality information to use in your academic work.
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Format: Online tutorial
