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5 Searching for information

In this section of the course, you will explore different ways to search for the information you need:

  • using appropriate search engines and interrogating subject/discipline-specific databases
  • selecting relevant keywords (search words)
  • using bespoke library databases and search engines
  • searching for information using Google Scholar.