The University of Manchester Library My Learning Essentials
The University of Manchester Library My Learning Essentials Key Library resources and support @mlemanchester
What we will cover How to access key resources Searching for information Evaluating your sources Skills support from My Learning Essentials
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Activity: 7 minutes Discuss with the person next to you: You have just passed your driving test and are looking to buy a new car. • How would you approach the task? • What would your strategy be?
Search strategy Step 1: What am I looking for? Step 2: Where will I look for it? Step 3: How will I look for it?
Use a variety of different sources in your work!
What am I looking for? Is the state still central to contemporary social, political and economic life
Your search string state AND contemporary political OR social OR economic beliefs OR thinking OR perception
Where will I look for it? Subject databases Library search Google Scholar
Your subject guide Step 1: Go to the Library website Step 2: Click on “Search resources” Step 3: Select “Subject guides” Step 4: Browse all subject guides or select your Faculty
Politics subject guide
Key databases: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) ABI Inform Global Chatham House Online Archive House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Public Information Online
How will I look for it? Resource type Collection Advanced search Library Search Date range Peer reviewed
How will I look for it? Filters Find. It@ Manchester Google Scholar Date range
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Scholarly vs Popular Scholarly Popular • Is evidence-based • Uses academic language • Peer reviewed • Contains in depth analysis • Clearly defined question/research parameters • Opinion rather than evidence • Everyday language • Usually cover broad topics
Approach each source like a judge What Who Evidence? When Where How
My Learning Essentials Workshops Drop ins Online resources
Next steps Bookmark your subject guide Familiarise yourself with subject databases ins slide Attend further MLE workshops & drop Use MLE online resources on the next
MLE Online resources Planning ahead: making your search work Knowing where to look: your search toolkit Shopping for information: introducing subject databases Finding the good stuff: evaluating your sources Being critical: thinking, reading and writing critically
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