Research skills

'Progression in information skills' is a set of online tutorials and downloadable guides to help you in the following research skills areas:

• Using the library catalogue
• Information for academic study
• Finding quality information on the internet
• Using electronic journal databases for finding journal articles
• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism
• Locating information for a project
• Using other libraries and archives
• The communication of information

To find out more and to access the tutorials and guides, log on to the Portal and go to the MY LEARNING section. You will find 'Progression for information skills' in the MY COURSES box.

This is a fun tutorial, provided free by Intute, to teach you how to evaluate online web sitesfor quality and relaibility. The tutorial covers:

1. The pitfalls of the internet
2. The 'good, the bad and the ugly'- good academic sites, bad time wasting on internet searches, ugly internet hoaxes!
3. Weighing up web sites, case by case
4. Keeping on the right side of the law - avoiding plagiarism

The Intute internet detective tutorial

A set of subject specific tutorials on how to get the best from your internet research that will also introduce you to a host of quality assured web sites. Areas covered are:

Expore the Intute virtual training suites.

Intute provides searchable databases of academically reviewed and quality assured web sites on the the following subject areas:

• Science, engineering and technology, including mathematics, construction and health and safety
• Arts and humanities, including architecture, history and philosophy
• Social sciences, including business, politics, law, psychology and sociology
• Health and life sciences, including health and social care and midwifery

Search the Intute web site databases.