Information Skills: Finding and Using the Right Resources

Information Skills, Finding and Using the Right Resources--------------------------------------------------Written by an academic and a librarian, this book is dedicated to helpingstudents find and use a variety of resources, both print and online.It includes guidance on how to carry out a literature review as wellas the skills needed for finding and evaluating information, with adviceon referencing correctly and avoiding plagiarism.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: JONATHAN GRIX is Senior Lecturer in Political Studiesin the Department of Political Science and International Studies atthe University of Birmingham, UK. He has published widely on the researchprocess, including Demystifying the Research Process (2001), ResearchMethodologies in Contemporary German Studies (editor) (2002) and TheFoundations of Research (2004). GERALD WATKINS is a Subject Advisorin Library Services at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has taughtinformation skills to undergraduates and taught research postgraduates,as well as more specific sessions on official publications, statisticalsources and reference management software for information servicesat the University of Birmingham.