When you are doing an assignment you will need to find books and journal articles to use in your evidence to demonstrate you have done some research.
If you look at the Generic Assessment Criteria for the University you will find you get higher marks if the material you use is not on your My Module Resources reading list. So how do you find this material? Here are our hot tips to set you on your research path:
Pause before you start and follow our 5 steps to a successful literature search. This guide will help you consider your topic, break it down, decide what types of information sources to use and explain how to find them.
Books and eBooks
Watch the video below to find out how to search for eBooks on a topic:
If you already know the author and/or the title then this video will help:
Take a virtual tour to find the print books on the shelves at St Peter’s Library in the video below:
eJournals and their articles
This video will help you find articles in eJournals:
Here is our guide to help you find eJournal articles.
Hint If you find that you are still getting too many articles try using a journal from our Key Resources Social Sciences list.
