Information literacy
Learn to find, judge and use information well, from your first assignment to your final project.
Tell us your course, group size and the skills you want to cover.
Training from the library
Information Literacy and Competency (ILC) training is part of the library’s core services, and every new student is oriented on the digital library.
Librarians also help with tutorials, navigation and individual questions. Upcoming sessions are announced under Training & events.
Search like a researcher
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Name your key concepts
Break your question into two or three main ideas.
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List alternative terms
Note synonyms, broader and narrower terms, and spelling variants for each idea.
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Combine terms
Use AND to narrow, OR to widen and NOT to exclude, for example: adolescents AND (counselling OR therapy).
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Refine your results
Limit by item type, date, language or location, and sort by relevance or date.
Judge what you find
- Authority: who wrote it, and what qualifies them?
- Evidence: is it peer reviewed, and are its sources cited?
- Currency: is it recent enough for your topic?
- Purpose: is it written to inform, persuade or sell?
Use it responsibly
Cite every source you use, copy only what copyright allows, and check your work with the similarity index check.