pde 1st year- session 1- oct 2012
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Getting startedhttp:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library
In this workshop we will look at..
• What we do
• What we have
• Why we have them
• Searching for info…top tips
• Good info….bad info
• Reading lists
What we have
Materials Room @ Hendon
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/specialcolls
Evaluating informationImagine you are writing an essay on Robots
Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and consider the following:
• Which item is the most relevant to your essay?
• Which item would be no use?
• Which item has the most academic authority?
• Are any of the items biased?
• Which item is the most current?
• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currency
Evaluating information
Thinking about keywords
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/
Searching resourceshttp://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library
myUniHub > My Study > My Library
Keeping in touch• Librarian Blog http://satlibrarian.blogspot.com
• Librarian Twitter http://twitter.com/SATlibrarian
• LR Facebook Learning Resources Middlesex University
• LR Twitter http://twitter.com/LRMDX
Coming up……
• Hands on exploration of our collections
• Searching for information
Need further help?
Your Librarians are :
Adam Edwards a.edwards@mdx.ac.uk
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
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