Planning your search for information
Learn how to develop a search strategy, find appropriate resources, and build an effective information search by studying section 3 of SAFARI.
Searching for information on the web
Learn how to get the best out of search engines, with search techniques (like using 'AND or NOT' ) to narrow down your search by studying SAFARI section 4.
Evaluating information
Learn how to use evaluation criteria to weed out the worst and recognise the best of web sites and other kinds of information by reading the evaluate information page.
Organising information : using references and bibliographies
Learn how and why you should cite references in your work by looking at the Referencing and plagiarism page.
Finding information for your subject
The Selected resources for your study pages are the best place to start looking for information on a subject. Books, journals, databases and websites have been chosen to give you an idea of what is available. This is not a complete listing of all possible OU Library resources and you may need to search further. For more detailed information have a look at How do I find information on my subject?
Setting up Google Scholar
Find out how to Access eresources using Google Scholar so that you can access the full text of items in one click, if the OU has a full text subscription.
Library website on your mobile
