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This page outlines the basic pathway for undergraduate students to
develop their information skills. Talk to your Liaison
Librarian about embedding these skills in undergraduate
teaching.
Level
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Session title
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Learning outcomes
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Pre-requisites
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1.1
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Find your way around the library
Recommended time:
20 Mins
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Students will gain familiarity with
- sources for background, in-depth and
up-to-date information
- services
- obligations
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nil
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1.2
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Find books using the Library catalogue
Recommended time:
20 Mins
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Students will be able to
- interpret reading lists
- find items from reading lists in the physical and electronic
collections
- find items for a particular topic
- renew loans
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1.1
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2.1
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Finding information for your assignments
Recommended time:
120 Mins
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Students will be able to
- understanding of the nature of information cycle
- select the appropriate source for the information
need
- select the appropriate database/s
- apply search logic to retrieve relevant information
- review and evaluate results
- mark and save records
- locate sources
- cite references
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1.1-1.2
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3.1
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Tracing research with citation databases (Web of Science)
Recommended time:
60 Mins
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Students will be able to
- trace research publications using citation links
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2.1
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3.2
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Keep up to date with Alerts
Recommended time:
60 Mins
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Students will be able to
- set-up alerts to keep up to date with new information on their
topics
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3.1
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3.3
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Manage information with EndNote
Recommended time:
120 Mins
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Students will be able to
- create an EndNote library
- enter data manually and electronically
- select appropriate reference (output) styles
- insert citations from EndNote in Word document
- create reference lists and bibliographies
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3.1
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