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What is and Why do an Information Search?. It is a systematic and methodical search for published information published = in print or electronic format, e.g. book, journal, video, web site, etc.WHY?Topic selection Find specific project informationLiterature Review on a particular subject Locat
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1. Napier University Learning Information Services (NULIS) School of Computing
4th Year Honours Project
Literature Searching: an introduction
Jane Taylor The aim of this short session is to remind you of
the key elements involved in literature searching,
the level of material you should be looking for
the electronic services available to assist you
how to obtain the full-text of items you identify.
The PowerPoint is available from the website
I will not be speaking to all the slides, the last 2 pages contains details of some of the resources that you may find contain relevant referencesThe aim of this short session is to remind you of
the key elements involved in literature searching,
the level of material you should be looking for
the electronic services available to assist you
how to obtain the full-text of items you identify.
The PowerPoint is available from the website
I will not be speaking to all the slides, the last 2 pages contains details of some of the resources that you may find contain relevant references
2. What is and Why do an Information Search? It is a systematic and methodical search for published information published = in print or electronic format, e.g. book, journal, video, web site, etc. WHY? Topic selection Find specific project information Literature Review on a particular subject Locate information on research methods