This interactive online workshop is aimed at students, researchers and staff who wish to learn how to search for information effectively, perhaps for a dissertation or literature review.  

Please note in advance of the workshop there is a requirement that you undertake some pre-workshop activities, that should take around 60 minutes to complete.  This material will be shared on registering for the event. 

Learning outcomes  

• Consider your information needs for a particular purpose​* 

• Use subject guides to discover what the Library has to offer ​ 

• Formulate a search using keywords and Boolean operators ​ 

• Construct a search in a relevant database​ 

• Reflect on strategies you can use to improve your confidence and information skills 

*This outcome is met though the pre-workshop activities 

Pre-workshop material 

• Recording 1: Effective searching – The information landscape (11 min 10 sec) 

• Recording 2: Effective searching – information needs (11 min 20 sec) 

• Recording 3: Defining the question (2 min 10)  

• Effective Searching workbook activities 1 and 2 (a - e)  

• Bag of fears activity - Padlet