How to Find...
When looking for information for your assignment or research, you can use a variety of sources of information. This section provides help on how to plan your search, and find books, journal and newspaper articles.
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Creating a Search Strategy
- Assignment Requirements
- Clarifying Your Assignment Topic
- Doing Some Background Reading
- Choosing Search Terms
- Using Search Terms
- Finding Books When You Know the Title or Author
- Finding Set, Recommended and Supplementary Texts
- Finding Books on Your Assignment Topic
- Getting Hold of Books
- What if I Can't Find What I Want?
- Define Your Need
- Image Sources (Print/Digital Media and Online)
- Legal and Ethical Uses
- Types of Journal
- Find a Journal Article When You Have the Title in a Reference or Citation
- Find Journal Articles on Your Assignment Topic (including MasseyLink)
- Getting Hold of Journal Articles
- What if I Can't Find What I Want?
